wpdb::_real_escape() │ public │ WP 2.8.0

Real escape using mysqli_real_escape_string().

Method of the class: wpdb{}

No Hooks.

Return

String. Escaped string.

Usage

global $wpdb;
$wpdb->_real_escape( $data );

$data(string) (required)

String to escape.

Notes

• See: mysqli_real_escape_string()

Changelog

wpdb::_real_escape() wpdb:: real escape code ^{WP 6.5.2}

public function _real_escape( $data ) {
	if ( ! is_scalar( $data ) ) {
		return '';
	}

	if ( $this->dbh ) {
		$escaped = mysqli_real_escape_string( $this->dbh, $data );
	} else {
		$class = get_class( $this );

		wp_load_translations_early();
		/* translators: %s: Database access abstraction class, usually wpdb or a class extending wpdb. */
		_doing_it_wrong( $class, sprintf( __( '%s must set a database connection for use with escaping.' ), $class ), '3.6.0' );

		$escaped = addslashes( $data );
	}

	return $this->add_placeholder_escape( $escaped );
}