Best Way To Encode and Decode Text PHP

Question

Hello, I'm looking for a method in which I can decode and encode text to be passed in a url.

Not base64

Any others?

Answer 1

PHP has two functions: urlencode() and urldecode(). Perhaps they are of use to you.

What exactly do you mean decode/encode text to be passed in a URL? If you're looking for a way to pass 'secret' data, using GET parameters is not the right way to do it.

Answer 2

You could try:

• rawurlencode
• urlencode
• convert_uuencode
• quoted_printable_encode

(and their respective decode routines) or a handful of other options. Without a little more knowledge as to the use case you are trying to solve, though, answers will be lethargic or vague.