sanitize_url() │ WP 2.3.1

Sanitizes a URL for database or redirect usage.

No Hooks.

Return

String. The cleaned URL after esc_url() is run with the 'db' context.

Usage

sanitize_url( $url, $protocols );

$url(string) (required)

The URL to be cleaned.

$protocols(string[])

An array of acceptable protocols.
Default: return value of wp_allowed_protocols()

Notes

• See: esc_url()

Changelog

sanitize_url() sanitize url code ^{WP 6.1.1}

function sanitize_url( $url, $protocols = null ) {
	return esc_url( $url, $protocols, 'db' );
}