mysql_real_escape_string

Description

This function will escape special characters in the unescaped_string, taking into account the current charset of the connection so that it is safe to place it in a mysql_query().

Example 1. mysql_real_escape_string() example <?php $item = "Zak's and Derick's Laptop"; $escaped_item = mysql_real_escape_string($item); printf ("Escaped string: %s\n", $escaped_item); ?> The above example would produce the following output: Escaped string: Zak\'s and Derick\'s Laptop

See also mysql_escape_string() and mysql_character_set_name().