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PHP curl_escape Function

PHP cURL Reference Manual

(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0)

curl_escape — URL-encodes the given string.


Description

string curl_escape ( resource $ch , string $str )

This function URL-encodes the given string according to » RFC 3986.


Parameters

ch

A cURL handle returned by curl_init().

str

The string to be encoded.


Return Values

Returns the encoded string or FALSE on failure.


Examples

<?php
// Create a cURL handle
$ch = curl_init();

// Encode GET parameters
$location = curl_escape($ch, 'Hofbräuhaus / München');
// Result: Hofbr%C3%A4uhaus%20%2F%20M%C3%BCnchen

// Compare encoded URL
$url = "http://example.com/add_location.php?location={$location}";
// Result: http://example.com/add_location.php?location=Hofbr%C3%A4uhaus%20%2F%20M%C3%BCnchen

// Send HTTP request and close handle
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
?>

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