PHP Functions Essential Reference

get_magic_quotes_runtime

int get_magic_quotes_runtime(void) 

Gets the current magic_quotes_gpc runtime setting.

Returns:

1 if on; 0 if off

Description:

Shows whether the configuration option magic_quotes_runtime is on or off. This can also be determined from phpinfo(). For example, this function is useful for determining whether addslashes() needs to be used on data before writing it to other sources. magic_quotes_runtime controls whether data from sources such as text files and databases has special characters prepended with a backslash (\).

Version:

Existing since version 3.0.6

Example:

Check value of get_magic_quotes_runtime

if (get_magic_quotes_runtime()) echo "get_magic_quotes_runtime is on";