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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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