PHP mysql_escape_string function

mysql_escape_string

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5)

mysql_escape_string -- Escapes a string for use in a mysql_queryDescriptionstring 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().
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.

Parameters

unescaped_string

The string that is to be escaped.

Return Values

Returns the escaped string.

ChangeLog

VersionDescription4.3.0 This function became deprecated, do not use this function. Instead,
use mysql_real_escape_string().

Examples

Example 1. mysql_escape_string() example

The above example will output:

Escaped string: Zak\'s Laptop

Notes

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

See Also

mysql_real_escape_string()addslashes()The magic_quotes_gpc directive.