PHP FILTER_SANITIZE_ENCODED Filter
What is FILTER_SANITIZE_ENCODED in PHP?
Explanation
PHP FILTER_SANITIZE_ENCODED is used to remove or encode special characters in URL. It works similar to urlencode() function.
Name: "encoded"
ID-number: 514
<?php
$val="//www.hscripts.com";
echo filter_var($val,FILTER_SANITIZE_ENCODED);
?>
Result :
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hscripts.com
In the above example, the unwanted special characters(://) in the url is encoded as in the output.
Name: "encoded"
ID-number: 514
Options
| FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_LOW | Strip characters with ASCII value below 32 |
| FILTER_FLAG_STRIP_HIGH | Strip characters with ASCII value above 32 |
| FILTER_FLAG_ENCODE_LOW | Encode characters with ASCII value below 32 |
| FILTER_FLAG_ENCODE_HIGH | Encode characters with ASCII value above 32 |
Example :
<?php
$val="//www.hscripts.com";
echo filter_var($val,FILTER_SANITIZE_ENCODED);
?>
Result :
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hscripts.com
In the above example, the unwanted special characters(://) in the url is encoded as in the output.
