parse_str
Description
void parse_str ( string str [, array arr])Parses str as if it were the query string passed via a URL and sets variables in the current scope. If the second parameter arr is present, variables are stored in this variable as array elements instead.
Note: Support for the optional second parameter was added in PHP 4.0.3.
Note: To get the current QUERY_STRING , you may use the variable $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']. Also, you may want to read the section on variables from outside of PHP.
Example 1. Using parse_str()
<?php
$str = "first=value&arr[]=foo+bar&arr[]=baz";
parse_str($str);
echo $first; // value
echo $arr[0]; // foo bar
echo $arr[1]; // baz
parse_str($str, $output);
echo $output['first']; // value
echo $output['arr'][0]; // foo bar
echo $output['arr'][1]; // baz
?>
See also parse_url(), pathinfo(), set_magic_quotes_runtime(), and urldecode().
