[PHP] Converting user input for XML-validation

Hallo! I'm having an HTML-form where the user can input anything. With PHP I'm processing the input to XML like what the user has entered Now, if the user enters e.g "< thats a bracket", that gives < thats a bracket which of course does not validate. Is there a standard function in PHP to c

[PHP] Re: Converting user input for XML-validation

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[PHP] Re: Converting user input for XML-validation

Ralph Kutschera wrote: > Is there a standard function in PHP to convert any string for usage with > XML? In the example the string should become "< thats a bracket". I found htmlspecialchars() now. But the question that remains: Is that sufficient for XML? regards, Ral

[PHP] function -> action

Hallo! I'm working on a project, where we distinguish between "functions" and "actions" in design, although in PHP both are implemented as functions. Is there a chance that PHP can use the word "action" as "function"? E.g.: public function doSomething() { } public action doSomethingElse()

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