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rawurlencode
URL-encode according to RFC 1738
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
string rawurlencode ( string str )
Encodes the given string according to » RFC 1738.
Return Values
Returns a string in which all non-alphanumeric characters except
-_. have been replaced with a percent
(%) sign followed by two hex digits. This is the
encoding described in » RFC 1738 for
protecting literal characters from being interpreted as special URL
delimiters, and for protecting URLs from being mangled by transmission
media with character conversions (like some email systems).
Examples
Example 2574. including a password in an FTP URL
<?php
echo '<a href="ftp://user:', rawurlencode('foo @+%/'),
'@ftp.example.com/x.txt">';
?>The above example will output:
<a href="ftp://user:foo%20%40%2B%25%2F@ftp.example.com/x.txt">
Or, if you pass information in a PATH_INFO component of the URL:
Example 2575. rawurlencode() example 2
<?php
echo '<a href="/"color: #007700">,
rawurlencode('sales and marketing/Miami'), '">';
?>The above example will output:
<a href="/">