rawurlencode()

rawurlencode - URL-encode according to RFC 1738

Syntax

string rawurlencode (string $str)

Arguments

• str - The URL to be encoded.

Description

Encodes the given string according to » RFC 1738.

Version

PHP 4, 5

Return value

Returns a string in which all non-alphanumeric characters except -_.have been replaced with a percent ( %) sign followed by two hex digits. This is the encoding described in » RFC 1738for protecting literal characters from being interpreted as special URL delimiters, and for protecting URLs from being mangled by transmission media with character conversions (like some email systems).