sanitize_url( string $url, string[] $protocols = null ): string

Sanitizes a URL for database or redirect usage.


Description

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See also


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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: null


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Return

string The cleaned URL after esc_url() is run with the 'db' context.


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Source

File: wp-includes/formatting.php. View all references

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


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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
5.9.0 Restored (un-deprecated).
2.8.0 Deprecated in favor of esc_url_raw() .
2.3.1 Introduced.

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