How do I pass a string containing / round in a URL?

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I've been looking at this encryption method, which uses base 64.

However, since base64 includes /, when I pass it via a URL the inclusion of / might mess things up. How do I get round this?

Use http://www.php.net/urlencode – Cheery Feb 08 '12 at 06:32 — Cheery, Feb 08 '12 at 06:32

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 08 '12 at 06:32

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That answer base 64 encodes it, and since base 64 includes /, you'll want to encode it again, for which you can use urlencode. When you have a urlencoded string, you can get its value with urldecode.

answered Feb 08 '12 at 06:32

Dominic Rodger

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 08 '12 at 06:34

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You have two options:

you could urlencode the encrypted code
or you could access $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']

answered Feb 08 '12 at 06:34

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How do I pass a string containing / round in a URL?

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