mysql_real_escape_string(raw_string[,link_identifier])
Description: Escapes special characters in a string given by raw_string for use in a SQL statement.
Returns the escaped string with special characters escaped; safe to be passed on to mysql_query(). Takes into account the current character set of the connection (either the current active connection, or that given by link_identifier).
See also: addslashes(), mysql_escape_string()
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