PHP mysqli_real_escape_string() function escapes special characters in a string for use in an SQL statement.
Syntax
Parameter | Description |
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connection : | Required parameter. The MySQL connection to be used |
escapchar : | Required parameter. The string to be escaped. Characters encoded are NUL (ASCII 0), \n, \r, \, ', ", and Control-Z. |
Return Values : | Returns an escaped string. |