PhP and mysql won't do this insert. Help please...

I am trying to insert html into a mysql data base with the following
query:
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$realHTMLText = addslashes($_POST["NewsHTML"]);
INSERT INTO html_Table (Content) VALUES (' $realHTMLText ' )";
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The post is taking from data from a textarea.
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If I type this into the text area:
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hello <div>
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and submit the entry in mysql is only "hello"
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however if I type this:
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hello < div>
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it works just fine. Can anyone shed some light on what is going on
here?
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Thanks so much!
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Mandrago...@gmail.com wrote:>>>>>>>>>>
First of all, you should not be using addslashes(). *See
mysql_real_escape_string() instead.
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Secondly, are you looking at the output in your browser window, or the
source to that output (i.e. View Source in Firefox)?
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On Aug 17, 8:35*pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.netwrote:
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I was echoing the query string to the browser window (firefox). I
tried mysql_real_escape_string() and had problems I can try it again.