mysql_escape_string

Description

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.

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Return Values

Returns the escaped string.

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Examples

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 will output: Escaped string: Zak\'s Laptop

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