"blackwater dev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have data that I'm running through pg_escape_sting in php and then adding
> to stdin for a copy command.  The problem is "O'reilly" is being changed to
> "O''Reilly" in the string and then in the db.

pg_escape_string is designed to produce a string properly quoted for use
as a literal in a SQL command.  It is completely wrong for data that is
to go into COPY input.  I kinda doubt that PHP has anything built-in
that's suitable for COPY, though I could be wrong ...

                        regards, tom lane

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