# pg\_escape\_bytea / pg\_unescape\_bytea (php) alternative in Rails?

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/pg-escape-bytea-pg-unescape-bytea-php-alternative-in-rails/3797>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-talk\
**Created:** [October 30, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/pg-escape-bytea-pg-unescape-bytea-php-alternative-in-rails/3797 "2006-10-30T20:32:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/pg-escape-bytea-pg-unescape-bytea-php-alternative-in-rails/3797/1 "2006-10-30T20:32:41Z")

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bytea column values are automatically escaped and unescaped.

jeremy