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title: "How to Disable Html codes in chat script"  
description: "How to Disable Html codes in chat script"  
author: "Kate Smith"  
published: 2013-07-09  
updated: 2013-07-09  
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category: "php"  
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# How to Disable Html codes in chat script

Hi [Expert](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13120/an-expert-financial-advice-will-improve-your-finances)!\
I Have Created A [simple](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1469/5-simple-ways-to-stay-fit-amp-healthy) Chat [script](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/477/how-can-i-execute-a-php-script-using-command-line) m using [mysql](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12156/what-is-mysql) [fetch](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156159/what-is-google-fetch) [array](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/335/jagged-array-in-c-sharp-dot-net) to show the text written by [users](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2244/issue-preventing-users-from-accessing-facebook-s-social-networking-platforms-has-been-resolved) but a lot of users using html codes in text box and Changing my site configs [like [Text color](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158651/what-is-the-css-property-used-to-change-the-text-color-of-an-element) adding [Images](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1067/what-is-the-php-predefined-variable-that-tells-the-what-type-of-images-that-php-support)] please help me how to show the entered Html code as plaintext ?\
Thanks in advance.\

## Replies

### Reply by AVADHESH PATEL

You can try as following\
You can use htmlentities() for that.\
An example of what it does:\
**<?php****$str = "A 'quote' is <b>bold</b>";****\****// Outputs: A 'quote' is &lt;b&gt;bold&lt;/b&gt;****echo htmlentities($str);****\****// Outputs: A &#039;quote&#039; is &lt;b&gt;bold&lt;/b&gt;****echo htmlentities($str, ENT_QUOTES);****?>****\**I hope it helpful for you.


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