Predefined Constants

The constants below are defined by this extension, and will only be available when the extension has either been compiled into PHP or dynamically loaded at runtime.

INPUT_POST (integer)

POST variables.

INPUT_GET (integer)

GET variables.

INPUT_COOKIE (integer)

COOKIE variables.

INPUT_ENV (integer)

ENV variables.

INPUT_SERVER (integer)

SERVER variables.

INPUT_SESSION (integer)

SESSION variables. (not implemented yet)

INPUT_REQUEST (integer)

REQUEST variables. (not implemented yet)

FILTER_FLAG_NONE (integer)

No flags.

FILTER_REQUIRE_SCALAR (integer)

Flag used to require scalar as input

FILTER_REQUIRE_ARRAY (integer)

Require an array as input.

FILTER_FORCE_ARRAY (integer)

Always returns an array.

FILTER_NULL_ON_FAILURE (integer)

Use NULL instead of FALSE on failure.

FILTER_VALIDATE_INT (integer)

ID of "int" filter.

FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN (integer)

ID of "boolean" filter.

FILTER_VALIDATE_FLOAT (integer)

ID of "float" filter.

FILTER_VALIDATE_REGEXP (integer)

ID of "validate_regexp" filter.

FILTER_VALIDATE_URL (integer)

ID of "validate_url" filter.

FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL (integer)

ID of "validate_email" filter.

FILTER_VALIDATE_IP (integer)

ID of "validate_ip" filter.

FILTER_VALIDATE_MAC (integer)

ID of "validate_mac_address" filter. (Available as of PHP 5.5.0)

FILTER_DEFAULT (integer)

ID of default ("unsafe_raw") filter. This is equivalent to FILTER_UNSAFE_RAW.

FILTER_UNSAFE_RAW (integer)

ID of "unsafe_raw" filter.

FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING (integer)

ID of "string" filter.

FILTER_SANITIZE_STRIPPED (integer)

ID of "stripped" filter.

FILTER_SANITIZE_ENCODED (integer)

ID of "encoded" filter.

FILTER_SANITIZE_SPECIAL_CHARS (integer)

ID of "special_chars" filter.

FILTER_SANITIZE_EMAIL (integer)

ID of "email" filter.

FILTER_SANITIZE_URL (integer)

ID of "url" filter.

FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT (integer)

ID of "number_int" filter.

FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_FLOAT (integer)

ID of "number_float" filter.

FILTER_SANITIZE_MAGIC_QUOTES (integer)

ID of "magic_quotes" filter.

FILTER_CALLBACK (integer)

ID of "callback" filter.

FILTER_FLAG_ALLOW_OCTAL (integer)

Allow octal notation (0[0-7]+) in "int" filter.

FILTER_FLAG_ALLOW_HEX (integer)

Allow hex notation (0x[0-9a-fA-F]+) in "int" filter.

FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_LOW (integer)

Strip characters with ASCII value less than 32.

FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_HIGH (integer)

Strip characters with ASCII value greater than 127.

FILTER_FLAG_ENCODE_LOW (integer)

Encode characters with ASCII value less than 32.

FILTER_FLAG_ENCODE_HIGH (integer)

Encode characters with ASCII value greater than 127.

FILTER_FLAG_ENCODE_AMP (integer)

Encode &.

FILTER_FLAG_NO_ENCODE_QUOTES (integer)

Don't encode ' and ".

FILTER_FLAG_EMPTY_STRING_NULL (integer)

(No use for now.)

FILTER_FLAG_ALLOW_FRACTION (integer)

Allow fractional part in "number_float" filter.

FILTER_FLAG_ALLOW_THOUSAND (integer)

Allow thousand separator (,) in "number_float" filter.

FILTER_FLAG_ALLOW_SCIENTIFIC (integer)

Allow scientific notation (e, E) in "number_float" filter.

FILTER_FLAG_PATH_REQUIRED (integer)

Require path in "validate_url" filter.

FILTER_FLAG_QUERY_REQUIRED (integer)

Require query in "validate_url" filter.

FILTER_FLAG_IPV4 (integer)

Allow only IPv4 address in "validate_ip" filter.

FILTER_FLAG_IPV6 (integer)

Allow only IPv6 address in "validate_ip" filter.

FILTER_FLAG_NO_RES_RANGE (integer)

Deny reserved addresses in "validate_ip" filter.

FILTER_FLAG_NO_PRIV_RANGE (integer)

Deny private addresses in "validate_ip" filter.

FILTER_FLAG_EMAIL_UNICODE (integer)

Accepts Unicode characters in the local part in "validate_email" filter. (Available as of PHP 7.1.0)