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Definition and Usage
The FILTER_SANITIZE_MAGIC_QUOTES filter performs the addslashes() function to a string.
This filter sets backslashes in front of predefined characters.
The predefined characters are:
- single quote (')
- double quote (")
- backslash (\)
- NULL
FILTER_SANITIZE_MAGIC_QUOTES info:
- Name: "magic_quotes"
- ID-number: 521
Example
<?php
$var="Peter's here!";
var_dump(filter_var($var, FILTER_SANITIZE_MAGIC_QUOTES));
?>
The output of the code will be:
string(14) "Peter\'s here!"
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