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# Security

### out() function.

{% hint style="warning" %}
**You should not use this function for database queries.**

It is not designed for use with Databases, please use [DatabaseManager](/1.0.0/dev/libraries-and-functions/databasemanager.md) for escaping Database queries.
{% endhint %}

The out() function is supplied by Saturn Core and is designed to escape potentially dangerous characters from strings.

```php
echo out('Hello! <script>this is dangerous!</script>');
```