php replace ' character

how can i replace开发者_JS百科 the ' character in php to - in order to save it to mysql database?

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Use mysql_real_escape_string() !! And remember this function like FOREVER

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Use parameterized queries.

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Use mysql_real_escape_string($string).

Documentation can be found here: http://php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-real-escape-string.php