# Escape / in php

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/escape-in-php/301674>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [December 13, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/escape-in-php/301674 "2009-12-13T19:38:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Utech22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f17d59/32.png) [@Utech22](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Utech22)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/escape-in-php/301674/1 "2009-12-13T19:38:45Z")

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How do I escape / in this:

```php
<?php 
$url = "http://www.fashionsjamaica.com/folder/new"; 
?>
src="<?php $url; ?>file.gif"

```

I don’t remember how.