PHP » Strings » addslashes()
- Syntax:
- string addslashes(string query)
- query
- SQL string.
Adds slashes to SQL queries.
addslashes() prepares query strings for SQL servers by adding backslash where needed for quotes and backslashes.
Examples
Code:
<?php
$msg = "Don't do it";
$query = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE msg = '" . addslashes($msg) . "'";
print $query;
?>
Output:
SELECT * FROM table WHERE msg = 'Don\'t do it'
Explanation:
A backslash is added to the query.
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