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mb_parse_str()

mb_parse_str - Parse GET/POST/COOKIE data and set global variable

Syntax

bool mb_parse_str (string $encoded_string, array &$result)

Arguments

  • encoded_string - The URL encoded data.
  • result - An array containing decoded and character encoded converted values.

Description

Parses GET/POST/COOKIE data and sets global variables. Since PHP does not provide raw POST/COOKIE data, it can only be used for GET data for now. It parses URL encoded data, detects encoding, converts coding to internal encoding and set values to the result array or global variables.

Version

PHP 4.0.6, 5

Return value

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.