PHP quotemeta() Function Usage and Example

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The quotemeta() function is used to escape the meta character set.

Syntax

string quotemeta ( string $str )

Definition and Usage

　Returns the string escaped with a backslash (\) before the following special characters. These special characters include:

. \　+　*　? [ ^ ] ( $ )

Return Value

　Returns the string with the meta characters escaped. If the input string str is empty, it returns FALSE.

Parameter

Online Example

Try the following example, which returns the string escaped with a backslash (\) before special characters

<?php
　　　　//Use quotemeta to return the string escaped with a backslash (\) before special characters
　　　$input = "www.oldtoolbag.com (simply easy learning)";
　　　
　　　echo quotemeta($input);
?>

Output Result

www\.w3codebox\.com (simply easy learning)

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