maxdb_real_escape_string maxdb->real_escape_string Escapes special characters in a string for use in a SQL statement, taking into account the current charset of the connection Procedural style: stringmaxdb_real_escape_string resourcelink stringescapestr Object oriented style (method): maxdb string real_escape_sring stringescapestr This function is used to create a legal SQL string that you can use in a SQL statement. The string escapestr is encoded to an escaped SQL string, taking into account the current character set of the connection. Characters encoded are ', ". Returns an escaped string. maxdb_character_set_name. query("CREATE TABLE temp.mycity LIKE hotel.city"); $city = "'s Hertogenbosch"; /* this query will fail, cause we didn't escape $city */ if (!$maxdb->query("INSERT into temp.mycity VALUES ('11111','$city','NY')")) { printf("Error: %s\n", $maxdb->sqlstate); } $city = $maxdb->real_escape_string($city); /* this query with escaped $city will work */ if ($maxdb->query("INSERT into temp.mycity VALUES ('22222','$city','NY')")) { printf("%d Row inserted.\n", $maxdb->affected_rows); } $maxdb->close(); ?> ]]> ]]> The above examples would produce the following output: Error: 42000 1 Row inserted. ]]>