PHP

URL Encoding and Decoding

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Demonstrates URL encoding and decoding. Chilkat2 PHP

<?php

use Chilkat2\StringBuilder;

// To URL encoding a string:
$s = 'Why a > b?';

$sb = new StringBuilder();
$sb->Append($s);

// URL encode the string.
$sb->Encode('url', 'utf-8');

// Show the URL encoded string:
$sEncoded = $sb->GetAsString();
echo $sEncoded, "\n";

// The result is:  Why%20a%20%3E%20b%3F

// If you prefer "+" instead of "%20" for SPACE chars:
$numReplaced = $sb->Replace('%20', '+');
echo $sb->GetAsString(), "\n";

// Output is:   Why+a+%3E+b%3F

// To decode:
$sb->Decode('url', 'utf-8');
echo $sb->GetAsString(), "\n";

// Result is: Why a > b?