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PHP Enhancing a Simple PHP Application Adding Search: Controller & View Escaping Output Review

Michael Soileau
Michael Soileau
16,199 Points
Posted by Michael Soileau
Michael Soileau
16,199 Points

My code not working.

Here it is:

<?php $clean_search = strip_tags(filter_var($search_term, FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING)); 

$clean_search = preg_replace('/[\W]/', '', $clean_search);
?>

        <form method="get" action="./">
            <input type="text" name="s" 
            value="<?php echo $clean_search;  ?>">
Jesse Richard
Jesse Richard
1,899 Points

What do you want it to do?

Michael Soileau
Michael Soileau
16,199 Points
Michael Soileau
Michael Soileau
16,199 Points

It's for the "Escaping Output" section in the PHP course. The code that I posted is more robust than the solution the exercise is looking for.

1 Answer

Michael Soileau
Michael Soileau
16,199 Points
Michael Soileau
Michael Soileau
16,199 Points

It just wants the htmlspecialchars($search_term);