parse_str

Description

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.

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_gpc(), and urldecode().