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curl_unescape

(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7)

curl_unescapeDecodes the given URL encoded string


Description

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

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$ch = curl_init('http://example.com/redirect.php');// Send HTTP request and follow redirectionscurl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);curl_exec($ch);// Get the last effective URL$effective_url = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL);// ie. "http://example.com/show_location.php?loc=M%C3%BCnchen%22// Decode the URL$effective_url_decoded = curl_unescape($ch, $effective_url);// "http://example.com/show_location.php?loc=München%22// Close the handlecurl_close($ch);?>

Notes

Note:

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

See Also