Convert '%23' to '#' in PHP

Question

URL: example.com/search:#searchWord

Since the # is not send to the server, it is changed to %23.

In the search page I want to display

Results for: #searchWord

But what I get is %23searchWord. I tried htmlspecialchars(), but nothing happens.

Also, [`str_replace`](http://php.net/manual/en/function.str-replace.php) if it's just that one entity. — Whymarrh, Apr 07 '12 at 23:14

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 07 '12 at 23:16

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To achieve your goal use urldecode.

answered Apr 07 '12 at 23:16

Aurelio De Rosa

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 08 '12 at 07:14

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echo urlencode('example.com/search:#searchWord');
// output: example.com%2Fsearch%3A%23searchWord

echo urldecode('example.com%2Fsearch%3A%23searchWord');
// output: example.com/search:#searchWord

answered Apr 08 '12 at 07:14

Bibhas Debnath

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Convert '%23' to '#' in PHP

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