db_encode_blob

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includes/database.pgsql.inc, line 342

Versions

4.6 – 6

db_encode_blob($data)

Returns a properly formatted Binary Large OBject value. In case of PostgreSQL encodes data for insert into bytea field.

Parameters

$data Data to encode.

Return value

Encoded data.

Related topics

Database abstraction layer

Allow the use of different database servers using the same code base.

Code

<?php
function db_encode_blob($data) {
  return "'". pg_escape_bytea($data) ."'";
}
?>