rawurlencode

URL-encode according to RFC 3986

&reftitle.description; `string` `rawurlencode` `string` `string`

Encodes the given string according to RFC 3986.

&reftitle.parameters;

`string`

- The URL to be encoded.

&reftitle.returnvalues;

Returns a string in which all non-alphanumeric characters except `-_.~` have been replaced with a percent (`%`) sign followed by two hex digits. This is the encoding described in RFC 3986 for protecting literal characters from being interpreted as special URL delimiters, and for protecting URLs from being mangled by transmission media with character conversions (like some email systems).

&reftitle.examples;

### including a password in an FTP URL

    <?php
    echo '<a href="ftp://user:', rawurlencode('foo @+%/'),
         '@ftp.example.com/x.txt">';
    ?>

&example.outputs;

    <a href="ftp://user:foo%20%40%2B%25%2F@ftp.example.com/x.txt">

Or, if you pass information in a PATH_INFO component of the URL:

### `rawurlencode` example 2

    <?php
    echo '<a href="http://example.com/department_list_script/',
        rawurlencode('sales and marketing/Miami'), '">';
    ?>

&example.outputs;

    <a href="http://example.com/department_list_script/sales%20and%20marketing%2FMiami">

&reftitle.seealso;

- `rawurldecode`
- `urldecode`
- `urlencode`
- RFC 3986