php $_GET error

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$url = $_GET['url'];
echo "$url";

and I request /test.php?url=ok

gives me ok as output..

but I use a url test.php?url=http://google.com

gives me 403- Forbidden error.. I donno why it's not working ..

Please help me..

It works fine for me. Is this your entire script?

casablanca
– casablanca

2010-07-19 05:16:55 +00:00
Commented Jul 19, 2010 at 5:16 — casablanca
– casablanca, Commented Jul 19, 2010 at 5:16
possible duplicate of Unable to send Url in a Form field

Quentin
– Quentin

2010-07-19 05:21:14 +00:00
Commented Jul 19, 2010 at 5:21 — Quentin
– Quentin, Commented Jul 19, 2010 at 5:21

mario · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-19 05:16:50Z

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This is often caused by overcautious settings of mod_security, an Apache extension. You'll have to consult your provider. (But they usually disable this individually or relax the settings.)

answered Jul 19, 2010 at 5:16

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user11977 · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-19 05:16:55Z

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Since characters like : and / etc are special characters in URLs, you cannot use them as part of a query string like that. You need to encode what you are passing in as a URL - in php that is done by the urlencode function, and will look like this:

test.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgoogle.com

answered Jul 19, 2010 at 5:16

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Charles Over a year ago

Improper escaping is unlikely to cause a 403.

Vamsi Krishna B · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-04 19:26:21Z

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I added SecFilterEngine Off to .htaccess . and it solved the problem it's basically mod_security .

answered Aug 4, 2010 at 19:26

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Pekka Over a year ago

na I'd say it would be fair to accept @mario's answer here - after all, he came up with the idea.

Vamsi Krishna B Over a year ago

Thanks..I am new to this site..I am getting used :)

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