cURL Functions
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curl_escape

URL encodes the given string

Description

stringfalse curl_escape(CurlHandle $handle, string $string)

This function URL encodes the given string according to » RFC 3986.

Parameters

handle

A cURL handle returned by curl_init.

string

The string to be encoded.

Return Values

Returns escaped string or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 handle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 curl_escape example

<?php
// Create a curl handle
$ch = curl_init();

// Escape a string used as a GET parameter
$location = curl_escape($ch, 'Hofbräuhaus / München');
// Result: Hofbr%C3%A4uhaus%20%2F%20M%C3%BCnchen

// Compose an URL with the escaped string
$url = "http://example.com/add_location.php?location={$location}";
// Result: http://example.com/add_location.php?location=Hofbr%C3%A4uhaus%20%2F%20M%C3%BCnchen

// Send HTTP request and close the handle
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
?>

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