The rawurldecode() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to decode the encoded string. This function returns the decoded URL (original URL string) as a string. This function replaces the % sign followed by two hex value with literal characters.
Syntax:
string rawurldecode( $str )
Parameters: This function accepts single parameters $str which is mandatory. It is used to store the encoded URL.
Return Value: This function returns the decode URL string.
Below programs illustrate the rawurldecode() function in PHP.
Program 1:
<?php    echo rawurldecode("A%20computer%20science%20portal%20for%20geek");?> |
Output:
A computer science portal for geek
Program 2:
<?PHP$str = 'neveropen A computer science portal for geek'; Â
// Encode the given string$encode_str = rawurlencode($str); echo "Encoded string: " . $encode_str . "<br>";Â
// Decode the encoded string$decode_str = rawurldecode($encode_str); echo "Decoded string: " . $decode_str;?> |
Output:
Encoded string: neveropen%20A%20computer%20science%20portal%20for%20geek
Decoded string: neveropen A computer science portal for geek
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Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/function.rawurldecode.php
