urldecode

urldecode

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

urldecode — Decodes URL-encoded string

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 Description

string  urldecode (  string $str )

Decodes any %## encoding in the given string. Plus symbols ('+') are decoded to a space character.

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 Parameters

str

The string to be decoded.

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 Return Values

Returns the decoded string.

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 Examples

Example #1 urldecode() example

<?php
$a = explode('&', $QUERY_STRING);
$i = 0;
while ($i < count($a)) {
    $b = split('=', $a[$i]);
    echo 'Value for parameter ', htmlspecialchars(urldecode($b[0])),
         ' is ', htmlspecialchars(urldecode($b[1])), "<br />\n";
    $i++;
}
?>

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 Notes

Warning

The superglobals $_GET and $_REQUEST are already decoded. Using urldecode() on an element in $_GET or$_REQUEST could have unexpected and dangerous results.

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 See Also

• urlencode() - URL-encodes string
• rawurlencode() - URL-encode according to RFC 3986
• rawurldecode() - Decode URL-encoded strings