PHP curl_escape() Function Usage and Example

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(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0)

curl_escape — URL encodes the given string.

Syntax

string curl_escape ( resource $ch , string $str )

This function performs URL encoding on the given string.

Parameter

ch

The CURL handle returned by curl_init().

str

Encoded string

Return value

Returns the encoded string, or FALSE on failure.

Online Example

<?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 the 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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