function protect_from_xss_and_sqli($var) { foreach($var as $key=>$value) { if(is_array($value)) { $var[$key] = protect_from_xss_and_sqli($value); } else { $var[$key] = htmlspecialchars($value); // XSS $var[$key] = mysql_real_escape_string($value); // SQLi } } return $var; } $_POST = protect_from_xss_and_sqli($_POST);