Basic PHP Functions

phpfunctions

<?php

	function redirect_to($new_location) {
	  header("Location: " . $new_location);
	  exit;
	}
	
	// This function will sanitize a string.  Requires a connection.

	function mysql_prep($string) {
		global $connection;
		
		$escaped_string = mysqli_real_escape_string($connection, $string);
		return $escaped_string;
	}
	
	function confirm_query($result_set) {
		if (!$result_set) {
			die("Database query failed.");
		}
	}
	?>