curl_escape
PHP function
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(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
URL encodes the given string
Description
curl_escape(CurlHandle $handle, string $string): string|false
This function URL encodes the given string according to RFC 3986.
Parameters
stringThe string to be encoded.
Return Values
Returns escaped stringFalseforfailure.
Changelog
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Examples
curl_escape() example
php
<?php
// Create a curl handle
$ch = curl_init();
// Escape a string used as a GET parameter
$location = curl_escape($ch, 'Hofbräuhaus / München');
// Result: Hofbr%C3%A4uhaus%20%2F%20M%C3%BCnchen
// Compose an URL with the escaped string
$url = "http://example.com/add_location.php?location={$location}";
// Result: http://example.com/add_location.php?location=Hofbr%C3%A4uhaus%20%2F%20M%C3%BCnchen
// Set options and send HTTP request
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_exec($ch);
?>