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esc_url_raw( string $url, string[] $protocols = null )

Performs esc_url() for database usage.

Parameters

$url

(string) (Required) The URL to be cleaned.

$protocols

(string[]) (Optional) An array of acceptable protocols. Defaults to return value of wp_allowed_protocols().

Default value: null

Return

(string) The cleaned URL.

More Information

The esc_url_raw() function is similar to esc_url() (and actually uses it), but unlike esc_url() it does not replace entities for display. The resulting URL is safe to use in database queries, redirects and HTTP requests.

This function is not safe to use for displaying the URL, use esc_url() instead.

Source

File: wp-includes/formatting.php

function esc_url_raw( $url, $protocols = null ) {
	return esc_url( $url, $protocols, 'db' );
}

Changelog

Version Description
2.8.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/esc_url_raw