Can I protect against SQL injection by escaping single-quote and surrounding user input with single-quotes?

Question

I realize that parameterized SQL queries is the optimal way to sanitize user input when building queries that contain user input, but I\'m wondering what is wrong with takin

Answer 1

It might work, but it seems a little hokey to me. I'd recommend verifing that each string is valid by testing it against a regular expression instead.