mysqli_real_eascape_string gives error

Question

I have a problem with mysql real escape string.

<?php
// Create connection
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","xxxx","xxxx","xxxx");

 // Check connection
 if (mysqli_connect_errno())
  {
  echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
   }
else{ echo"connected";}
?>

Now it echos connection. so this works fine. (I tried adding stuff into the db and that also works fine.

Now I try to do a mysqli_real_escape_string like this:

$email_address = $con->mysqli_real_escape_string($_POST['email']); 

But this gives me a error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined method mysqli::mysql_escape_string() in Blabla/blabla.php on line 15

(the line where I call the escape string)

Anyone has any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Answer 1

Because you don't have your sql in your question here 2 examples:

Object oriented style

$city = $mysqli->real_escape_string($city);

or the procedural style

$city = mysqli_real_escape_string($link, $city);

For more information see this: php.net/mysqli_real_escape_string

Also see Prepare statements this is better than mysqli_real_escape_string php.net/manual/en/mysqli.prepare.php