pg_escape_literal

FunctionParams and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Escape a literal for insertion into a text field.

PHP 5.3
PHP 5.4
Added
PHP 5.5-5.6
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

pg_escape_literal Function synopsis

pg_escape_literal($connection, string $string = <default>): string|false

Parameters

$connection
$string

OptionalTypestringDefault value

A string containing text to be escaped.

Return value

Typestring|false

A string containing the escaped data, or false on failure.

Changes to the pg_escape_literal Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: string|false
  • Parameter name of parameter #2 changed: $data to $string
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($string): string
  • Parameter default value added for position #2 ($string): <default>
- pg_escape_literal($connection, $data)
+ pg_escape_literal($connection, string $string = <default>): string|false

PHP 5.4

  • Function added

pg_escape_literal Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported No