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# DB_common::escapeSimple()

DB_common::escapeSimple() -- Escapes a string according to the current DBMS's standards

## Synopsis

``string escapeSimple` (string $str)`

## Description

Escape a string according to the current DBMS's standards.

## Parameter

string `$str`

  the input to be escaped

## Return value

string - the escaped string

## Note

This function can not be called statically.

Function available since: Release 1.6.0

## Example

Example 33-1. Using escapeSimple()
    <?php
    // Once you have a valid DB object named $db...
    $name = "all's well";
    $sql  = "SELECT * FROM clients WHERE name = '"
            . $db->escapeSimple($name) . "'";

    $res =& $db->query($sql);
    ?>

## See

quoteIdentifier(), quoteSmart()

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