sanitize_url( string $url, string[] $protocols = null )

Sanitizes a URL for database or redirect usage.

Description

See also

Parameters

$url

(Required) The URL to be cleaned.

$protocols

(Optional) An array of acceptable protocols.<br> Defaults to return value of wp_allowed_protocols().

Default value: null

Return

(string) The cleaned URL after esc_url() is run with the 'db' context.

Source

File: wp-includes/formatting.php 

function sanitize_url( $url, $protocols = null ) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, 'WP-2.8.0', 'esc_url_raw()' );
	return esc_url_raw( $url, $protocols );
}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
5.9.0 Restored (un-deprecated).
2.8.0 Deprecated in favor of esc_url_raw().
2.3.1 Introduced.