RE: [PHP] base64_encode, forward slashes and mod_rewrite

There are variants of base64, which replace the + / characters with something less likely to cause problems. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64 Jared > > sorry Ive done it again, for anyones interest, you might have > to urlencode the string twice for mod_rewrite to accept > encrypted and base64_encoded strings which add slashes and > ampersands into their strings. > > It is confirmed there is a bug in mod_rewrite and doesnt like > the urlencoded %2F characters. > > On 24/02/2006, at 10:31 AM, Dan Rossi wrote: > > > Continueing on my prior problem, Ive discovered that base64_encode > > adds forward slashes in its encoded string, when its urlencoded it > > becomes something like > > > > /feeds/UmFuZG9tSVZd%2FMChU7sMQqdUi%2FrgYHD7 > > > > > > mod_rewrite doesnt seem to like the %2F in the string and > fails with a > > 404 as it doesnt get a match using > > > > RewriteRule ^feeds/(.*)$ /refer.php?$1 [L,NE] > > > > What should i do ? Should i replace the / with a different > character > > then convert it back later ? > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To > unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >