parse_str

Parses str as if it were the query string passed via a URL and sets variables in the current scope.

Note:

To get the current QUERY_STRING, you may use the variable $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']. Also, you may want to read the section on variables from external sources.

Note:

The magic_quotes_gpc setting affects the output of this function, as parse_str() uses the same mechanism that PHP uses to populate the $_GET, $_POST, etc. variables.

The input string.

If the second parameter arr is present, variables are stored in this variable as array elements instead.

No value is returned.

<?php
$str = "first=value&arr[]=foo+bar&arr[]=baz";
parse_str($str);
echo $first;  // value
echo $arr[0]; // foo bar
echo $arr[1]; // baz

parse_str($str, $output);
echo $output['first'];  // value
echo $output['arr'][0]; // foo bar
echo $output['arr'][1]; // baz

?>

parse_url() -

pathinfo() -

http_build_query() -

get_magic_quotes_gpc() -

urldecode() -