PHP encode/decode string only numbers and characters

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I know about the PHP function encode() and decode(), they work well for me, but I want to pass the encoded string inside an url, but encode does return special chars like "=" "," "'" etc....

This does obviously break my script, what would be the best way to encode a string and get only numbers and characters?

Should I use a special hash?

urlencode()

ksbg
– ksbg

2015-04-28 08:51:37 +00:00
Commented Apr 28, 2015 at 8:51 — ksbg
– ksbg, Commented Apr 28, 2015 at 8:51

user1438038 · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-28 08:55:53Z

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There is also a urlencode() and urldecode() method that respects special characters.

Furthermore, rawurlencode() and rawurldecode() are provided to encode according to RFC-3986. This will return a string in which all non-alphanumeric characters have been replaced with a percent (%) sign followed by two hexadecimal digits.

answered Apr 28, 2015 at 8:55

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Dakkaron · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-28 08:51:24Z

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Try urlencode()

This should encode the encoded string in a way that you can safely pass it in an url.

answered Apr 28, 2015 at 8:51

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Dakkaron Over a year ago

First encode the string the way you want it, then pass it through urlencode() to get an URL-suitable string. That string can then be passed through an URL.

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