Thursday, October 20, 2011

PHP Security Send Safe Data To MySQL mysql_real_escape_string mysql_real_escape_string

A mysql_real_escape_string or mysqli_real_escape_string function must always (with few exceptions) be used to make data safe before sending a query to MySQL!

Essential Usage Shapes:
  • mysql_real_escape_string
    mysql_real_escape_string($yourData)
  • mysqli_real_escape_string
    mysql_real_escape_string($yourData, $dbConnection)