Issue with ampersand in website title

[Pisces]

Hi Cris,

I'm having an issue with the use of a ampersand in the website title.

Consider we've got this new client: Barnes & Noble!

// My little test script, pulled together from various sources in GetSimple

Code:

<?php
// data from form 'website settings'
$_POST['sitename'] = 'Barnes & Noble';

// @function cl (basic.php, line 202)
function cl($data) {
    $data = stripslashes(strip_tags(html_entity_decode($data, ENT_QUOTES)));
    return $data;
}

$SITENAME = cl($_POST['sitename']);

// create new site data file (settings.php, line 98)
$ufile = 'website.xml';
//createBak($ufile, $path, $bakpath);
$xmls = @new SimpleXMLElement('<item></item>');
$xmls->addChild('SITENAME', $SITENAME);
$xmls->asXML($ufile);
?>

// The result is a (suppressed) warning: function addChild() is nagging about the '&' in the data

Code:

Warning: SimpleXMLElement::addChild() [function.SimpleXMLElement-addChild]: unterminated entity reference Noble in C:\www\vhosts\localhost\prev15~.php on line 18

// The resulting file 'website.xml'

Code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<item><SITENAME>Barnes </SITENAME></item>

Mr. Nobel won't be very pleased with us! :/

Is there a special need for performing such rigorous cleaning of HTML entities? In my humble view, the use of htmlspecialchars() would be sufficient for this type of data.

Code:

// @function cl (basic.php, line 202)
function cl($data) {
    $data = stripslashes(strip_tags(htmlspecialchars($data)));
    return $data;
}

Aside from this little issue, I'm very, Very, VERY pleased with your nice and simple CMS!

- Leo

[Alexey]

Try to change & to & in title

[ccagle8]

Thanks Leo - i've found that '&' works once you have GS already setup... but apparently it fails at install??

The rigorous cleanings is mainly done for i18n purposes... I'm open to other methods just as long as they work...

I'm also very happy you are so pleased with GS!!!