Title: mysql_real_escape_string Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # mysql_real_escape_string * Resolved [motopress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/motopress/) * (@motopress) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/) * We get the Warning “mysql_real_escape_string() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in /wp-db.php on line 1036” It happens when we restore post from trash with wp_debug enabled. Fix it please in next update while this corrupts or ajax requests. * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-history/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-history/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 18 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Author [Pär Thernström](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eskapism/) * (@eskapism) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5611729) * Try version 2.0.7 that I just released. Let me know if issue is fixed. * [Haavard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haurs/) * (@haurs) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5611936) * We’re also getting a similar error like this. * Warning: mysql_real_escape_string() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in /home/xnlnemeg/public_html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 1036 * We’re running version 2.0.10. * Plugin Author [Pär Thernström](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eskapism/) * (@eskapism) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5611938) * Haavard: when do you get this error? Any specific thing you’ve done before, like editing a post or installing a plugin? * [royaltask](https://wordpress.org/support/users/royaltask/) * (@royaltask) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5611977) * Same here: `Warning: mysql_real_escape_string() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in /homepages/11/d14454/htdocs/website/wp-includes/wp-db.php` on line 1040 * I love your plugin but it crashes now all my sites. Happens when I go into gerneral options and permalinks, also other suff like read write, when saving. its crashes dthe admin i am so unpappy now. * [royaltask](https://wordpress.org/support/users/royaltask/) * (@royaltask) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5611978) * I have newest version from today and latest version of wordpress. * Plugin Author [Pär Thernström](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eskapism/) * (@eskapism) * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5611982) * royaltask: I need some more info, like when exactly does this happen? When you load the log, when you install a plugin, when you edit a post? The more details I get the eaiser I can fix it. Also: on what WP version, what PHP version and what MySQL-version? * [stephmoreau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephmoreau/) * (@stephmoreau) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5612008) * I get the same issue. So far i’ve only encountered in on the “Permalink Setting” page (options-permalink.php) I get 12 errors Warning: mysql_real_escape_string() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in /MY_SITE_PATH/wp-includes/wp- db.php on line 1036 * Currently running WP 4.1.1, PHP 5.4.25 MySQL 5.5.42 * Plugin Author [Pär Thernström](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eskapism/) * (@eskapism) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5612009) * thanks for the update. will investigate… * Plugin Author [Pär Thernström](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eskapism/) * (@eskapism) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5612010) * Unfortunately I can’t get this error myself. Anyone else getting this that can give more information? * [@royaltask](https://wordpress.org/support/users/royaltask/) and [@stephmoreau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephmoreau/): does this happen every time you visit options/permalink, just when you save, always, sometimes…? I need more info to figure this one out. Thanks. * [stephmoreau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephmoreau/) * (@stephmoreau) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5612011) * I get the errors everytime i go to the permalinks pages. And only the permalinks page, no other page is affected by the error messages. * ``` Warning: mb_check_encoding() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in /home/xtargets/public_html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 2378 Warning: mysql_real_escape_string() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in /home/xtargets/public_html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 1094 ``` * I disbaled all my other plugins on the live site to see if any of them were affecting but I still get the errors. * (upgraded to WP 4.2) * Plugin Author [Pär Thernström](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eskapism/) * (@eskapism) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5612012) * Ok, so if only Simple History is enabled then you get those errors? * And if you also disable Simple History, then you get no errors at all? * Sorry if asking perphaps obvious things, but I just wanna be sure that’s the case 🙂 * [stephmoreau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephmoreau/) * (@stephmoreau) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5612013) * Excactly… It’s not problem, ask away. * I did however manage to clear the errors when I change my theme. Seems that there must be something in my theme that is affecting the plugin :S. * [stephmoreau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephmoreau/) * (@stephmoreau) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5612014) * I found that these lines causing the issues (v2.0.28 SimpleHistory.php ln: 110- 111) * ``` add_filter("gettext", array($this, 'filter_gettext'), 20, 3); add_filter("gettext_with_context", array($this, 'filter_gettext_with_context'), 20, 4); ``` * But i’m still not sure how these 2 lines and my theme are causing the php warnings, will continue to work on this. * Plugin Author [Pär Thernström](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eskapism/) * (@eskapism) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5612015) * Thanks for helping me debug this! Any chance I could get a copy of the theme causing the problem? * [The Dro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/desaad37/) * (@desaad37) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/#post-5612026) * Just in case this will help you debug, today I went into my SETTINGS>GENERAL and made a change. When I hit SAVE it gives me this error: * ``` Warning: mysql_real_escape_string() expects parameter 1 to be string, object given in ~/html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 1094 Warning: mysql_real_escape_string() expects parameter 1 to be string, object given in ~/html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 1094 Warning: mysql_real_escape_string() expects parameter 1 to be string, object given in ~/html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 1094 Warning: mysql_real_escape_string() expects parameter 1 to be string, object given in ~/html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 1094 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at ~/html/wp-includes/wp-db.php:1094) in ~/html/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 1196 ``` * (I removed my full path for security purposes) * When I disable the Simple History plugin it lets me save the settings without any errors. * -dro Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 18 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘mysql_real_escape_string’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/simple-history/assets/icon.svg?rev=3225008) * [Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-history/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-history/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-history/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-history/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-history/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-history/reviews/) * 18 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [Pär Thernström](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eskapism/) * Last activity: [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql_real_escape_string/page/2/#post-5612031) * Status: resolved