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Description

Makes path name safe to use.

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Syntax

makeSafe($path)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$path		The full path to sanitise.

Returns

string The sanitised string.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/filesystem/folder.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.filesystem.folder' );

Source Body

function makeSafe($path)
{
        $ds = (DS == '\\') ? '\\' . DS : DS;
        $regex = array('#[^A-Za-z0-9:\_\-' . $ds . ' ]#');
        return preg_replace($regex, '', $path);
}

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