UTF-8 urls

[Arkane]

Hey guys,

 

I'm having some problems trying to convert stuff to access an external api.

The site I'm using has access by querying with a title formatted as UTF-8, however I can't seem to get the right results in php.

 

I have been messing around all day, and have made no progress basically.

 

What I have so far, is

urlencode(utf8_encode($game))

This half works, but not fully

What I'm trying to get it this

Game = The Incredible Hulk™, Actual Result = The+Incredible+Hulk%99, Desired Result = The+Incredible+Hulk%E2%84%A2

 

Game = Unreal Tournament® 3, Actual Result = Unreal+Tournament%C2%AE+3, Desired Result = Unreal+Tournament%C2%AE+3

 

Game = LEGO® Indiana Jones™, Actual Result = LEGO%C2%AE+Indiana+Jones%C2%99, Desired Result = LEGO%C2%AE+Indiana+Jones%E2%84%A2

 

As you can see, it works for some symbols, but not others.  I've been searching, and according to the letter database, the desired does match up for what the UTF-8 codes should be, I'm just not getting them.

 

I'm pulling the game names out of a mysql database, but I have also tried it as a constant, and still have the same problem.

Can anyone give any suggestions asto why this is happening, or what might make it go right?

 

Cheers

Arkane

[corbin]

%E2%84%A2 = â„¢ in ASCII, which is most likely how the URL is being translated.

 

 

Just wondering....  Why is UTF8 needed in those 3 examples?  None of those characters can't be represented in ASCII.  (Or am I remembering incorrectly?)

 

 

[Arkane]

Just wondering....  Why is UTF8 needed in those 3 examples?  None of those characters can't be represented in ASCII.  (Or am I remembering incorrectly?)

 

Its because of the API I'm trying to access.  They have the names encoded that way as a parameter.  I've tested the urls, and the desired ones do work, whereas the others give "no info found".