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mysql_escape_string

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(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5)

Escapes a string for use in a mysql_query

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Description

mysql_escape_string(string $unescaped_string): string

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

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.

Returns the escaped string.

php

<?php
$item = "Zak's Laptop";
$escaped_item = mysql_escape_string($item);
printf("Escaped string: %s\n", $escaped_item);
?>

The above example will output:

output

Escaped string: Zak\'s Laptop

Note

mysql_escape_string() does not escape % and _.