function removeQuotes($str)
{
$matches = array();
$double = '/^"(.*)"$/';
$single = "/^\\'(.*)\\'\$/";
if (preg_match($double, $str, $matches)) {
return $matches[1];
} else {
if (preg_match($single, $str, $matches)) {
return $matches[1];
} else {
return $str;
}
}
}