note 51916 added to function.htmlspecialchars

If you would like to translate URL encoded with %xx such as: http%3A//www.torrentresource.com/%3Fsomething try this function: <? // Translate %xx by his corresponding ascii value. function html2ascii($data) { for ($i=0; $i < strlen($data) ;$i++) if ($data[$i] == '%') { $data = str_replace(substr($data,$i,3), chr(base_convert(substr($data,$i+1,2),16,10)),$data); } return $data; } print html2ascii("http%3A//www.torrentresource.com/%3Fsomething"); // returns: http://www.torrentresource.com/?something ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.htmlspecialchars.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+51916 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51916&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51916&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51916&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51916&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+51916&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+51916&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php