How to escape special characters in php?

The function converts special characters into HTML entities, (html will no longer work so you can echo it outside).

1. Code:

    

    
        
        
            
            
                
                    Soltuts
                
            
            ]]>
        
    
';

	echo escapeSpecialChars($str);
	echo "
";	
    ?> 

2. Example:

Input:

$str = '

    
        
        
            
            
                
                   Soltuts 
                
            
            ]]>
        
    
';

Output:

         Soltuts   ]]>