I know this is a very basic question, thats why I just want a simple answer please, there is several ways to my user input safe for mysql.Is using this the BEST method\[code\]mysql_real_escape_string()\[/code\]On all user submitted items going into a mysql query?If I use the above, do I need to use another function on that date when I get it back from mysql to show on a PHP page?