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curl_unescape
CURL_UNESCAPE(3) 1 CURL_UNESCAPE(3)
curl_unescape - Decodes the given URL encoded string
SYNOPSIS
string curl_unescape (resource $ch, string $str)
DESCRIPTION
This function decodes the given URL encoded string.
PARAMETERS
o $ch
-A cURL handle returned by curl_init(3).
o $str
- The URL encoded string to be decoded.
RETURN VALUES
Returns decoded string or FALSE on failure.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
curl_escape(3) example
<?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, $effective_url);
// "http://example.com/show_location.php?loc=Munchen"
// Close the handle
curl_close($ch);
?>
NOTES
Note
curl_unescape(3) does not decode plus symbols (+) into spaces. urldecode(3) does.
SEE ALSO
curl_escape(3), urlencode(3), urldecode(3), rawurlencode(3), rawurldecode(3).
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