PHP » Strings » urlencode()
- Syntax:
- string urlencode(string data)
- data
- Data to be encoded.
Encodes data to be sent in a URL.
Data passed through a URL cannot contain spaces and other special characters. urlencode() encodes a string so that it can be passed as a variable in a URL.
Examples
Code:
<?php
$s = "This is a test string";
$url = "urlencode.php?data=" . urlencode($s);
print "<a href=\"$url\">Click me</a><br>";
if (isset($_REQUEST["data"])) {
print "URL: " . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] . "<br>";
print "Decoded data: " . urldecode($_REQUEST["data"]);
}
?> Output:
Click me
URL: /samples/strings/urlencode.php?data=This+is+a+test+string
Decoded data: This is a test string Explanation:
urlencode() is used to create a URL for a link. When the user clicks the link the page is reloaded with a string sent in the URL. The data in the URL is decoded and printed.
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