One way to check if magic_quotes is running is to run get_magic_quotes_gpc(). It will return a 1 if it is on, or a 0 if it is off. You can use this result to print out the magic_quotes status, or to decided if you should run another function, such as addslashes.

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< ?php
if (get_magic_quotes_gpc()==1)
{
Print “Magic Quotes gpc is turned on” ;
}
else
{
Print “Magic Quotes gpc is turned off” ;
}
?>