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# mysql_escape_string

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3)

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().

> 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 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 would produce the following output:
    Escaped string: Zak\'s Laptop

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

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