php function get_magic_quotes_gpc

echo get_magic_quotes_gpc(); // Sorry, mine is 0
echo $_POST['lastname']; / / Simao'pig
echo addslashes($_POST['lastname']); // Simao'pig
if (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
 $lastname = addslashes($_POST['lastname ']);
} else {
 $lastname = $_POST['lastname'];
}
echo $lastname; // Simao'pig
$sql = "INSERT INTO lastnames ( lastname) VALUES ('$lastname')";
?>