urldecode
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
urldecode — Decodes URL-encoded string
Description
$string
): string
Decodes any %##
encoding in the given string. Plus symbols ('+
') are
decoded to a space character.
Parameters
-
string
-
The string to be decoded.
Return Values
Returns the decoded string.
Examples
Example #1 urldecode() example
<?php
$query = "my=apples&are=green+and+red";
foreach (explode('&', $query) as $chunk) {
$param = explode("=", $chunk);
if ($param) {
printf("Value for parameter \"%s\" is \"%s\"<br/>\n", urldecode($param[0]), urldecode($param[1]));
}
}
?>
Notes
See Also
- urlencode() - URL-encodes string
- rawurlencode() - URL-encode according to RFC 3986
- rawurldecode() - Decode URL-encoded strings
- » RFC 3986