fatal error in php code

[Dave A]

should i go to php forum.
i have the following code:

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   if (eregi ('^[[:alpha:]\.\' \-]{2,15}$', stripslashes(trim($_POST['first_name'])))) {
      $fn = escape_data($_POST['first_name']);
   } else {
      $fn = FALSE;
      echo '<p><font color="red" size="+1">Please enter your first name!</font></p>';
   }



and get back the following error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function escape_data() in C:\xampp\htdocs\reg\7\register.php on line 18
can any one help? thanks.

[Wiedmann]

Fatal error: Call to undefined function escape_data()

There is no PHP function with this name.
(Just look in to the PHP manual)