Implement DB::escape().

laravel/database.php

@@ -125,6 +125,19 @@ public static function raw($value)
 		return new Expression($value);
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Escape a string for usage in a query.
+	 *
+	 * This uses the correct quoting mechanism for the default database connection.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string      $value
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function escape($value)
+	{
+		return static::connection()->pdo->quote($value);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the profiling data for all queries.
 	 *