Parsing PHP strings in URL (the raw commands)

theMAD2 · 9 Mar 2006 at 14:51

Does anyone know where I can find the raw commands for different characters to be used when parsing strings in URLs? I've looked but all I can find is the urlencode function. I've got to write the URLs manually.

Thanks,
Dan

Dj_Jestar · 9 Mar 2006 at 15:20

You've already said the answer.. urlencode()

Code:

$urlstring = '?var1=' . urlencode($val1) . '&var2=' . urlencode($val2);

$url = "http://www.domain.com/page.php{$urlstring}":

theMAD2 · 9 Mar 2006 at 15:28

lol, sorry mate, I wish I could use urlencode but the CMS won't let me use php code in the WYSIWYG editor.

For example, I know that "+" is a space and "%40" is an @, I just need to know a few more common ones.

Thanks a lot.

robmiller · 9 Mar 2006 at 15:51

Can you not write a plugin/hack the existing code?

theMAD2 · 9 Mar 2006 at 15:53

I'm not at that level yet mate otherwise I would. I already know + is space I just need a few others like : and -

robmiller · 9 Mar 2006 at 16:08

Type them into Google and look at the URL?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=:@';#/()-&btnG=Search&meta=

Augmented · 9 Mar 2006 at 16:09

http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.asp

theMAD2 · 9 Mar 2006 at 16:11

Thanks, that's great! Just what I needed!

Dj_Jestar · 9 Mar 2006 at 16:15

I just open SciTE, type what I did above with echo in place of $url and press f7