PDO::quote
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PECL pdo:0.2.1-1.0.3)
PDO::quote —
Quotes a string for use in a query.
Description
string PDO::quote
( string $string
[, int $parameter_type
] )
If you are using this function to build SQL statements, you are
strongly recommended to use
PDO::prepare() to prepare SQL statements with bound
parameters instead of using PDO::quote() to interpolate
user input into a SQL statement. Prepared statements with bound parameters
are not only more portable, more convenient, immune to SQL injection, but
are often much faster to execute than interpolated queries, as both the
server and client side can cache a compiled form of the query.
Not all PDO drivers implement this method (notably PDO_ODBC). Consider
using prepared statements instead.
Parameters
-
string
-
The string to be quoted.
-
parameter_type
-
Provides a data type hint for drivers that have alternate quoting styles.
The default value is PDO::PARAM_STR.
Return Values
Returns a quoted string that is theoretically safe to pass into an
SQL statement. Returns FALSE if the driver does not support quoting in
this way.
Examples
Example #1 Quoting a normal string
<?php
$conn = new PDO('sqlite:/home/lynn/music.sql3');
$string = 'Nice';
print "Unquoted string: $string\n";
print "Quoted string: " . $conn->quote($string) . "\n";
?>
The above example will output:
Unquoted string: Nice
Quoted string: 'Nice'
Example #2 Quoting a dangerous string
<?php
$conn = new PDO('sqlite:/home/lynn/music.sql3');
$string = 'Naughty \' string';
print "Unquoted string: $string\n";
print "Quoted string:" . $conn->quote($string) . "\n";
?>
The above example will output:
Unquoted string: Naughty ' string
Quoted string: 'Naughty '' string'
Example #3 Quoting a complex string
<?php
$conn = new PDO('sqlite:/home/lynn/music.sql3');
$string = "Co'mpl''ex \"st'\"ring";
print "Unquoted string: $string\n";
print "Quoted string: " . $conn->quote($string) . "\n";
?>
The above example will output:
Unquoted string: Co'mpl''ex "st'"ring
Quoted string: 'Co''mpl''''ex "st''"ring'
PDO::query
