How to insert a php code snippet in mysql database

Question

I have a php code snippet like below :

function is_ancestor_of( $page_name = null, $post ) {

if(is_null($page_name))
return false;

// does         


        

Answer 1

Escape special characters using mysql_real_escape_string(). You'd probaply be better off moving away from mysql_* functions though and start using PDO or mysqli_* for example.

Edit As mentioned in the comments, make sure you place the code as a string and that the DB field is the correct data type. Also, make sure you use mysql_real_escape_string() (if you insist on using mysql_*) on the whole string (or code).