With printf() and sprintf() functions, escape character is not backslash '\' but rather '%'.
Ie. to print '%' character you need to escape it with itself:
<?php
printf('%%%s%%', 'koko'); #output: '%koko%'
?>
With printf() and sprintf() functions, escape character is not backslash '\' but rather '%'.
Ie. to print '%' character you need to escape it with itself:
<?php
printf('%%%s%%', 'koko'); #output: '%koko%'
?>