php - strip_tags removes allowed tags when within attributes -

for reason, php's strig_tags( ) function removing brackets tags explicitly allowed, when tags appear within attribute.

example:

<div data-contents="<p>hello!</p>"></div>

becomes

<div data-contents="phello!/p"></div>

i know, know. isn't practice.

regardless, ideas?

as warnings on man page state: **because strip_tags() not validate html, partial or broken tags can result in removal of more text/data expected.

if want embed html inside attribute, must encoded, e.g. should have <p>hello!</p> instead.

strip tags "dumb" , remove looks tag, regardless of tag occurs in text, or if result in broken page or not.

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