Escapes a string for use in a mysql_query mysql_error mysql_fetch_array MySQL Functions PHP Manual mysql_escape_string (PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5, PECL mysql:1.0)mysql_escape_string — Escapes a string for use in a mysql_query Description string mysql_escape_string ( string $unescaped_string ) This function will escape the unescaped_string , so that it is safe to place it in a mysql_query(). This function is deprecated. This function is identical to mysql_real_escape_string() except that mysql_real_escape_string() takes a connection handler and escapes the string according to the current character set. mysql_escape_string() does not take a connection argument and does not respect the current charset setting. Parameters unescaped_string The string that is to be escaped. Return Values Returns the escaped string. ChangeLog Version Description 5.3.0 This function now throws an E_DEPRECATED notice. 4.3.0 This function became deprecated, do not use this function. Instead, use mysql_real_escape_string(). Examples Example #1 mysql_escape_string() example <?php$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 Notes Note: mysql_escape_string() does not escape % and _. See Also mysql_real_escape_string() addslashes() The magic_quotes_gpc directive. mysql_error mysql_fetch_array MySQL Functions PHP Manual
