in php, why is this? *********
test.php:
<?php
include("includes/get_files.php");
include("includes/parse_html.php");
include("includes/mysql.php");
include("includes/strip.php");

$alines = $html->get_author_lines(1);
$inauthor = " ".join($alines)." ";

$datestriped = print end(explode('***',$inauthor));
print "</br>";
$author = print strip_author("$inauthor");

etc.........

?>

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returns:

Published: 12-08-2006
Author: Adam Beazley


when i insert into mysql using:

$query = "INSERT INTO t4d.articles (datetime,author)
VALUES ('$datestriped','$author')";
$result = mysql_query($query);
print mysql_error();
$br = '<br>';


********problem:
1 is inserted in the mysql table columns for: $datestriped and $author!!

why is this?

my data types are varchar(200) null etc...

i have tried everything, these variables print fine in php!
i saved test.php as: utf-8 and tried & other formats, whats going on?

Thanks in advance
Tovia Singer