Why this tool exists
Quickly add or strip backslashes across quotes, slashes, and NULL bytes so payloads stay portable between legacy and modern systems.
Legacy PHP cleanup
Strip leftover magic-quotes output before handing payloads to modern frameworks or APIs.
Escaping for storage
Add slashes before serializing JSON, CSV, or SQL fixtures so quotes and backslashes remain intact.
Data migrations
Toggle add/strip modes while migrating CMS content between environments that handle escaping differently.
Quick start
Paste the payload, pick a mode, and copy the transformed output with confidence.
- Open Slash Escape Helper and paste the payload you want to transform.
- Pick “Add slashes” when preparing data for storage or “Strip slashes” when cleaning legacy logs/output.
- Submit to see the transformed text, review the character counts, and copy the ready-to-paste result.
Supported inputs
- Accepts plain text, JSON strings, CSV snippets, and log excerpts.
- Preserves whitespace, newlines, and emoji since the work happens server-side.
- Handles payloads up to the same size limit as the Text Lab tools (long transcripts, configs, etc.).
Modes
Toggle between add/strip behaviours to match whichever direction your payload needs.
- Add slashes escapes single quotes, double quotes, backslashes, and NULL bytes—ideal for preparing payloads headed into serialized storage.
- Strip slashes reverses the process so you can recover human-readable strings from legacy exports or API responses.
- Mode picker and badge keep you oriented, and presets drop common “add” and “strip” examples into the form.
Outputs & QA
Verify success, see length deltas, and copy the escaped or cleaned result immediately.
- Input/output length counters reveal how escaping impacts payload size before you paste downstream.
- Copy buttons inherit confirmation indicators so batching transformations is easy.
- Error states surface inline if we cannot process the payload, keeping debugging centralized.
Field notes
Repeatable habits that keep magic-quotes cleanup predictable.
- Strip slashes after importing CSV or SQL dumps from environments that enabled magic quotes.
- Add slashes before embedding text into JSON or PHP code samples that will be evaluated later.
- Pair Slash Escape with the Quote Meta helper when building literal regex or firewall rules.
- Reset the form between payloads to avoid accidentally re-escaping already-clean strings.