pg_escape_string()

pg_escape_string - Escape a string for insertion into a text field

Syntax

string pg_escape_string (resource $connection, string $data)

Arguments

• connection - PostgreSQL database connection resource. When connection is not present, the default connection is used. The default connection is the last connection made by pg_connect() or pg_pconnect().
• data - A string containing text to be escaped.

Description

pg_escape_string() escapes a string for insertion into the database. It returns an escaped string in the PostgreSQL format. Use of this function is recommended instead of addslashes(). If the type of the column is bytea, pg_escape_bytea() must be used instead.

Version

PHP 4.2.0, 5

Return value

A string containing the escaped data.