curl_escape

(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

curl_escapeURL encodes the given string

Description

curl_escape(CurlHandle $handle, string $string): string|false

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($chCURLOPT_URL$url);
curl_setopt($chCURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFERtrue);
curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
?>

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