PHP URL encoding method

Question

How can I have PHP display this URL correctly?

Is there a working encoding method I can use that converts all of

253A%252F%252F

to

://

in

https%253A%252F%252Fvideos-private.s3.amazonaws.com%252Flesson05.flv

?

Peter Mortensen · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-02 23:17:35Z

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You should use double urldecode, i.e.,

$beuty_url = urldecode(urldecode("https%253A%252F%252Fbassrxprivate.s3.amazonaws.com%252Flesson05.flv"));
echo $beuty_url;

edited Dec 2, 2022 at 23:17

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Peter Mortensen Over a year ago

Why double 'urldecode'? It sounds counterintuitive. It also seems to contradict the other answers. What is the explanation?

Damien MATHIEU · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-12 15:55:19Z

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urldecode ;)

answered Oct 12, 2009 at 15:55

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Ronal Over a year ago

I was expecting this to work but it doesn't. Please advise! Thank you. $output = "file=https%253A%252F%252Fbassrx-private.s3.amazonaws.com%252Flesson05.flv" $flv = urlencode ($output); echo urlencode ($flv);

Roberto Aloi · Accepted Answer · 2009-10-12 16:16:06Z

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The urldecode function decodes any %## encoding in the given string. In your "output" string you have %253A and so on. Remove those %25 and everything will be fine.

answered Oct 12, 2009 at 16:16

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