# laminas-escaper [![Build Status](https://github.com/laminas/laminas-escaper/actions/workflows/continuous-integration.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/laminas/laminas-escaper/actions/workflows/continuous-integration.yml) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/laminas/laminas-escaper/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/laminas/laminas-escaper?branch=master) The OWASP Top 10 web security risks study lists Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in second place. PHP’s sole functionality against XSS is limited to two functions of which one is commonly misapplied. Thus, the laminas-escaper component was written. It offers developers a way to escape output and defend from XSS and related vulnerabilities by introducing contextual escaping based on peer-reviewed rules. ## Installation Run the following to install this library: ```bash $ composer require laminas/laminas-escaper ``` ## Documentation Browse the documentation online at https://docs.laminas.dev/laminas-escaper/ ## Support * [Issues](https://github.com/laminas/laminas-escaper/issues/) * [Chat](https://laminas.dev/chat/) * [Forum](https://discourse.laminas.dev/)