title: Do I need to escape backslashes in PHP?
body: <p>Do I need to escape backslash in PHP?</p>
  <pre><code>echo 'Application\Models\User'; # Prints &quot;Application\Models\User&quot;
  echo 'Application\\Models\\User'; # Same output
  echo 'Application\Model\'User'; # Gives &quot;Application\Model'User&quot;
  </code></pre>
  <p>So it's an escape character. Shouldn't I need to escape it (<code>\</code>) if I want to refer to <code>Application\Models\User</code>?</p>