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parse_str

(PHP3 , PHP4 )

parse_str -- Parses the string into variables

Description

void parse_str (string str)

Parses str as if it were the query string passed via an URL and sets variables in the current scope.

Example 1. Using parse_str()


$str = "first=value&second[]=this+works&second[]=another";
parse_str($str);
echo $first;     /* prints "value" */
echo $second[0]; /* prints "this works" */
echo $second[1]; /* prints "another" */

Note: This currently requires register_globals=on to be set in php.ini, this behaviour may change in the future (After 4.0.2) and this function might well also return an array of values.

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