How to avoid "+" symbol

[Baabu]

Hello every one, i m stuck with a "+" symbol in my database and php i have an item listed with it's name "AZ+" in my database but when i try to add it to an invoice it says not found bcoz in the name variable through which "AZ+" is passed to invoice page it only takes "AZ" not the plus i guess it is something like decode or encode can anyone tell me how to avoid this decode or encode condition and this "AZ+" should work

Best Regards

Baabu

[tronicsmasta]

You might try something like this:

$text_to_database = "this text is going to the db + and contains a plus symbol.";  

$replace_this = array("+"); 
$replace_with = array("&plus"); 

$new_text_to_database = str_replace($replace_this, $replace_with, $text_to_database);

echo "$new_text_to_database";  //will echo this text is going to the db &plus and contains a plus symbol.

//now reverse when retrieving

$text_from_database = "this text is going to the db &plus and contains a plus symbol.";

$replace_this = array("&plus");
$replace_with = array("+");

$new_text_from_database = str_replace($replace_this, $replace_with, $text_from_database);

echo "$new_text_from_database";  //will echo this text is going to the db + and contains a plus symbol.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/4k8b9s

 

GL

[Rohan Shenoy]

Try using urldecode() whole passing it to the variable and urlencode() while getting it back from variable.

[tronicsmasta]

Try using urldecode() whole passing it to the variable and urlencode() while getting it back from variable.

 

good call...

 

thats probably easier... lol