pg_escape_string Escape a string for insertion into a text field &reftitle.description; stringpg_escape_string resourceconnection stringdata 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. This function requires PostgreSQL 7.2 or later. &reftitle.parameters; 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. &reftitle.returnvalues; A string containing the escaped data. &reftitle.changelog; &Version; &Description; 5.2.0 connection added &reftitle.examples; ]]> &reftitle.seealso; pg_escape_bytea