Function escape

Escapes special characters in a string to prevent SQL injection when used in SQL queries. This function should be used on user-provided input before it is inserted into a SQL query.

Escapes the following characters:

• \n (newline)
• ' (single quote)
• " (double quote)
• \t (tab)
• \0 (null byte)
• \r (carriage return)
• \b (backspace)
• \x1a (substitute character)
• \ (backslash)