They removed mysql_real_escape_string function so that you can use mysqli_real_escape_string http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli.real-escape-string.php
No, you use PDO::quote().
Re:PHP the Wrong Way
by CiPHPerCoder on Friday August 19, 2016 @10:07AM
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No, you use
$pdo->prepare("SELECT id FROM foo WHERE bar = ? AND baz = ?")
->execute([$baz, $qux]);
https://github.com/paragonie/airship/blob/8b7edde11b5b57fcb4...
This is the problem I have with PHP. 15 ways to do something seemingly simple, and only one obscure way is correct (What's PDO::ATTR_MODE ?) And why does PDO try to emulate prepares ?
That was 4 ways. The documentation identify what the options do.
Named parameters are much simpler to use IMO.
Re:PHP the Wrong Way
by CiPHPerCoder on Friday August 19, 2016 @12:27PM
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Simpler? No. Easier? Yes.
One great example is the removal of the mysql_real_escape_string function. http://php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-real-escape-string.p...
Another is finally giving us a null coalescing operator, which is a solution for a constant pain point in dealing with raw PHP POST and GET parameters.
The full "new features" list of PHP7: http://php.net/manual/en/migration70.new-features.php
The change log of PHP7+: http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php