How to Generate URL-encoded Query String using PHP

Submitted by nurhodelta_17 on Sunday, April 8, 2018 - 22:39.

Setting up our Data

First, are going to set up the data that we are gonna be using as a sample to build our url-encoded query string. Create a new file, name it as index.php and paste the codes below.

<?php
        $data = array(
                'id' => 1,
                'firstname' => 'neovic',
                'lastname' => 'devierte',
                'address' => 'silay city'
        );
 
        print_r($data);
 
        $url_encoded = http_build_query($data);
 
        echo "
                <br><br>
                <a href='goto.php?".$url_encoded."'>Send to URL</a>
        ";
?>

Creating our Goto Page

Next, we create the goto page where we retrieve our url-encoded query string. Create a new file, name it as goto.php and paste the codes below.

<?php
        echo "
                <h4>Displaying the URL Encoded Data</h4>
                <p>ID: ".$_GET['id']."</p>
                <p>Firstname: ".$_GET['firstname']."</p>
                <p>Lastname: ".$_GET['lastname']."</p>
                <p>Address: ".$_GET['address']."</p>
        ";
?>

Note: http_build query will work on PHP v5 or higher. That ends this tutorial. Happy Coding :)

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