why would this text is stored as empty in a text mysql field

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This would be the text containded of a RSS file $item->description wich I'm trying to store in my MySQL database, but it stores an empty string.

This sample of text is been under an echo right before the $mysql query.

Is it because its preceded by %3C?

The full script would be:

$filename = "http://www.ofertasybonos.com/blog/?feed=rss2";
$feed = simplexml_load_file($filename);

//  Iterate through the list and create the unordered list
$n = false;
foreach ($feed->channel->item as $item) {
            $user       = "ofertasybonos";
            $pass       = "ofertasybono";
            $title = urlencode($item->title);
            if(strlen($item->description)>6000){
     $notes = urlencode(substr($item->description, 6000).'..' );
}else{
     $notes = urlencode($item->description);
}
            $url = urlencode($item->link);
            $tags = ''; $tags .= urlencode(urlencode($item->category)); if($tags=='')  $tags = urlencode("ofertas, bonos");

            $params = "nombre=$user&pass=$pass&url=$url&tags=$tags&notes=$notes&title=$title";

            $res = file_get_contents ("http://domain.com/API/public/autosave.php?$params");
            /*this file getContents stores in database*/


    $n = true;
}


this is how is (supoused to be) stored

Recive data form file_get_contents

$texto = urldecode($_GET['notes']);

Store in database

$insert = "INSERT INTO links (nombre, coment, url, iduser,fecha,priv)
                               VALUES ('$b','$r_int','$texto ','$id_tmp',NOW(),'$priv')";

Any idea why the text is stored empty?

I don't know if that is the correct solution, but if you try serialize the data ?

Method to serialize your data is serialize(); http://php.net/manual/en/function.serialize.php Method to unserialize your data is unserialize(); http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.unserialize.php

You forgot $ in front of of texto

$insert = "INSERT INTO links (nombre, coment, url, iduser,fecha,priv) VALUES ('$b','$r_int','$texto','$id_tmp',NOW(),'$priv')";