PHP Functions Essential Reference

rawurldecode

string rawurldecode(string encoded_string) 

Decodes a URL-encoded string.

Returns:

Decoded string; FALSE if the argument passed has no length when converted to a string

Description:

rawurldecode() decodes a URL-encoded string. The function converts any hexadecimal escape triplets (%xx) within the string into the character that they represent.

Note that this function doesn’t convert plus signs to spaces.

Availability:

UNIX, Windows

Version:

3+, 4+

See also:

rawurlencode() 

Example:

Decode a URL-encoded string

$string = 'This is my name with several spurious accents: Zâk Grêåñt'; $encoded_string = rawurlencode ($string); $decoded_string = rawurldecode ($encoded_string); print <<<_END_ Original String: $string Encoded String : $encoded_string ...