WordPress Version: 6.1
/**
* Sanitizes a URL for database or redirect usage.
*
* This function is an alias for sanitize_url().
*
* @since 2.8.0
* @since 6.1.0 Turned into an alias for sanitize_url().
*
* @see sanitize_url()
*
* @param string $url The URL to be cleaned.
* @param string[] $protocols Optional. An array of acceptable protocols.
* Defaults to return value of wp_allowed_protocols().
* @return string The cleaned URL after sanitize_url() is run.
*/
function esc_url_raw($url, $protocols = null)
{
return sanitize_url($url, $protocols);
}