diff --git a/core/cron/cron_database_backup.php b/core/cron/cron_database_backup.php
index 1ca54a9..93f16d8 100644
--- a/core/cron/cron_database_backup.php
+++ b/core/cron/cron_database_backup.php
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ function sqldumptable($table, $startfrom = 0, $currsize = 0) {
 					$comma = $t = '';
 					for($i = 0; $i < $numfields; $i++) {
 						
-						$t .= $comma.($_GET['usehex'] && !empty($row[$i]) && (strexists($tablefields[$i]['Type'], 'char') || strexists($tablefields[$i]['Type'], 'text')) ? '0x'.bin2hex($row[$i]) : '\''.mysql_escape_string($row[$i]).'\'');
+						$t .= $comma.($_GET['usehex'] && !empty($row[$i]) && (strexists($tablefields[$i]['Type'], 'char') || strexists($tablefields[$i]['Type'], 'text')) ? '0x'.bin2hex($row[$i]) : '\''.$db->escape_string($row[$i]).'\'');
 						$comma = ',';
 					}
 					
@@ -224,4 +224,4 @@ function sqldumptable($table, $startfrom = 0, $currsize = 0) {
 	return $tabledump;
 }
 
-?>
+?>
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