mysql_escape_string

Escapes a string for use in a mysql_query. (PHP 4 >= 4.0.3)
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 593. mysql_escape_string() example

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<?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:

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Escaped string: Zak\'s Laptop

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

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