curl_unescape
PHP function
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(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Decodes the given URL encoded string
Description
curl_unescape(CurlHandle $handle, string $string): string|false
This function decodes the given URL encoded string.
Parameters
stringThe URL encoded string to be decoded.
Return Values
Returns decoded string Falseforfailure.
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Examples
curl_escape() example
php
<?php
// Create a curl handle
$ch = curl_init('http://example.com/redirect.php');
// Send HTTP request and follow redirections
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
curl_exec($ch);
// Get the last effective URL
$effective_url = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL);
// ie. "http://example.com/show_location.php?loc=M%C3%BCnchen"
// Decode the URL
$effective_url_decoded = curl_unescape($ch, $effective_url);
// "http://example.com/show_location.php?loc=München"
?>Notes
Note
curl_unescape() does not decode plus symbols (+) into spaces. urldecode() does.