rawurldecode
PHP function
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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Decode URL-encoded strings
Description
rawurldecode(string $string): string
Returns a string in which the sequences with percent (%) signs followed by two hex digits have been replaced with literal characters.
Parameters
stringThe URL to be decoded.
Return Values
Returns the decoded URL, as a string.
Examples
rawurldecode() example
php
<?php
echo rawurldecode('foo%20bar%40baz'); // foo bar@baz
?>Notes
Note
rawurldecode() does not decode plus symbols ('+') into spaces. urldecode() does.