2 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
index d4f322d5f..792e023a8 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
@@ -227,9 +227,13 @@ class CI_DB_mysql_driver extends CI_DB {
 			return $str;
 		}
 
-    	if (function_exists('mysql_escape_string'))
+    	if (function_exists('mysql_real_escape_string'))
     	{
-			return mysql_real_escape_string($str);
+			return mysql_real_escape_string($str, $this->conn_id);
+		}
+		elseif (function_exists('mysql_escape_string'))
+		{
+			return mysql_escape_string($str);
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index 63df0fe6f..b158cfefe 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -230,14 +230,7 @@ class CI_DB_mysqli_driver extends CI_DB {
 			return $str;
 		}
 
-    	if (function_exists('mysql_escape_string'))
-    	{
-			return mysqli_real_escape_string($this->conn_id, $str);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-        	return addslashes($str);
-    	}
+		return mysqli_real_escape_string($this->conn_id, $str);
 	}
 		
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------