note 61943 added to function.mysql-real-escape-string

it's a shame that it doesn't escape all strings that can affect a search like '_' if you do a search say select * from userdb where email like 'david_%'; it will select all strings with 'david' at the beginning and ignore the underscore, but if you do select * from userdb where email like 'david\\_%' it's closer to what you are looking for and will find all email address that begin 'david_' I know this is true with mysql 4.0.1, not sure about other versions. There must be other characters like that. No? ---- Server IP: 216.194.113.175 Probable Submitter: 24.193.92.118 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-real-escape-string.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+61943 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61943&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61943&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61943&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61943&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61943&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61943&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61943&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+61943&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php