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mysql_escape_string

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3)

mysql_escape_string -- Escapes a string for use in a mysql_query

Description

string mysql_escape_string ( string unescaped_string)

This function will escape the unescaped_string, so that it is safe to place it in a mysql_query().

Note: mysql_escape_string() does not escape % and _.

This function is identical to mysql_real_escape_string() except that mysql_real_escape_string() takes a connection handler and escapes the string according to the current character set. mysql_escape_string() does not take a connection argument and does not respect the current charset setting.

Example 1. mysql_escape_string() example

<?php

$item = "Zak's Laptop";

$escaped_item = mysql_escape_string($item);

printf("Escaped string: %s\n", $escaped_item);

?>

The above example would produce the following output:

Escaped string: Zak\'s Laptop

      
See also 
mysql_real_escape_string(), addslashes() and the magic_quotes_gpc directive.