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urlencode
- Thread starter Brian56
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urlencode() encodes all non-alphanumeric characters except - (hyphen)_ (underscore) and replaces the spaces with + (plus) signs. This is the way a browser posts form data to the server.
rawurlencode() is basically the same but is RFC1738 compliant. The difference is that spaces are not transformed into + signs.
When passing vars as GET parameters through the URL you want to use urlencode().
When passing e.g. a password to a FTP server in the URL use rawurlencode();
rawurlencode() is basically the same but is RFC1738 compliant. The difference is that spaces are not transformed into + signs.
When passing vars as GET parameters through the URL you want to use urlencode().
When passing e.g. a password to a FTP server in the URL use rawurlencode();
welshtroll
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To the best of my knowledge:
Both return a string in which all non-alphanumeric characters are replaced with % and a hex value of 2 digits
(with he exception of (-_.) )
urlencode encodes space as + (plus sign)
rawurlencode encodes space as '%20'
'... and then it wouldn't compile?'
Both return a string in which all non-alphanumeric characters are replaced with % and a hex value of 2 digits
(with he exception of (-_.) )
urlencode encodes space as + (plus sign)
rawurlencode encodes space as '%20'
'... and then it wouldn't compile?'
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