Replace whitespace with HTML characters?

[siobahn]

I am generating dynamic links with a variable on one of my pages, which works fine EXCEPT when the variable contains a space in it - then, the php link variable only shows the first part -

ex. the link "www.test.com/results.php?$newvar=test var" actually comes out like "www.test.com/results.php?$newvar=test"....

Is there any way to take the variable and search for whitespaces, and then replace the empty space with a %20 or other character that will enable the link to recognize it?

Thanks

[ednark]

you want to look at the function [man]urlencode/man

for more specific replacing you can read up on the functions [man]str_replace/man && [man]preg_replace/man && [man]ereg_replace/man

[PyroX]

You hould also be enclosing your links with quotes.

I assume you are doing this or something like it:
echo "<A HREF=page.php?id=var name&boxes=true>link1</A>";

you SHOULD be doing somehting like this:
echo "<A HREF=\"page.php?id=var name&boxes=true\">link1</A>";

That will get you every time.

[siobahn]

Thanks to both of you for your suggestions.....

My PHP's a little rusty 🙂