PHP stripcslashes() Function

Last Updated : 7 Feb 2026

The stripcslashes() is predefine function of PHP. It is used to remove backslashes and clean up data retrieved from a database or from an HTML form. It returns a string with backslashes stripped off.

This function stripcslashes() is important while we need to remove the backslashes.

Syntax:

Parameter	Description	Required/Optional
String	used to specify the string to check	required

Example 1

<?php
  $str="Hello      PHP!";
  echo "Your String is:".$str;
  echo "<br>";
  echo "By using stripcslashes() Function".stripcslashes($str);
?> 

Output:

Hello PHP!

Example 2

<?php
    $string="Hello, we areLearning PHP from javaTpoint.";
    echo "Before using 'stripcslashes()' Function: ".$string;
    echo "<br>";
    echo "By using 'stripcslashes()' Function:".stripcslashes($string);
?>

Output:

Before using 'stripcslashes()' Function: Hello, we areLearning PHP from javaTpoint.
By using 'stripcslashes()' Function: Hello, we areLearning PHP from javaTpoint.

Reference:

http://php.net/manual/en/function.stripcslashes.php

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