cURL Functions
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curl_unescape

Decodes the given URL encoded string

Description

stringfalse curl_unescape(CurlHandle $handle, string $string)

This function decodes the given URL encoded string.

Parameters

handle

A cURL handle returned by curl_init.

string

The URL encoded string to be decoded.

Return Values

Returns decoded 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('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=München"

// Close the handle
curl_close($ch);
?>

Notes

Note:

curl_unescape does not decode plus symbols (+) into spaces. urldecode does.

See Also

  • curl_escape
  • urlencode
  • urldecode
  • rawurlencode
  • rawurldecode