OPTIONAL SYNOPSIS string db_conv_string(string str) DESCRIPTION Convert the string into a string that is correctly interpretated for usage as a string in db_exec(), e.g. ' is replaced with \' and so on. The function is available only if the driver is compiled with mySQL support. In that case, __MYSQL__ is defined. HISTORY Added in 3.2.9 . SEE ALSO db_affected_rows(E), db_close(E), db_coldefs(E), db_connect(E), db_exec(E), db_error(E), db_fetch(E), db_handles(E), db_insert_id(E), mysql(C)