AJAX and mysql_real_escape_string

Hi, I have a webpage that uses jquery to send an input box data to a php file. The php file then inserts this data into the database and returns xml to the webpage which displays it.


<?php

require("requires/database.php");

foreach($_POST as $key => $value) $_POST[$key] = urldecode(trim($value)); //this was from a script I am modding so I am using it

$name = mysql_real_escape_string("$_POST[$name]"); //to make sure it is ok before putting it in the database.

header("Content-type: text/xml");
echo "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>";
echo "<note>";
echo '<message>'.$name.'</message>';
echo "</note>";

?>



I get this error: Error: uncaught exception: [object Object] when I use
mysql_real_escape_string. If I use mysql_escape_string it works, but I read that this function shouldn't be used anymore.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Fixed:

require("requires/database.php");

needed to be:

require("database.php");

mysql_real_escape_string needs a db connection I guess.

Thanks anyways

mysql_real_escape_string needs a db connection I guess.
Correct. It does require a db connection (http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-real-escape-string.php).