[SOLVED] Name with Apostrophe in Query String

[kjharve]

Hi all.

 

The site I am working uses query strings in some of the admin functions. A list of users is displayed and the functions you can perform on their accounts are written as hyperlinks. I've already got one user registered "O'Neill" and although my queries work ok, the admin functions won't.

 

Here's the code:

 

echo "<a href='admin.php?changeuser=$changeuser&criteria=admin'>Change</a>";

 

The URL that is output is as follows:

 

admin.php?changeuser=o

 

I really want the URL to be:

 

admin.php?changeuser=o'neill&criteria=admin

 

Using addslashes simply adds a \ on the end of the URL.

 

Can anyone help me with this?

 

Thanks.

 

Kev

[wildteen88]

You should use urlencode when setting your url, eg

 

$changeuser = urlencode($changeuser);
echo "<a href='admin.php?changeuser=$changeuser&criteria=admin'>Change</a>";

 

Now when you use $_GET['changeuser'] use urldecode, eg

 

$changeuser = urldecode($_GET['changeuser']);

[kjharve]

Superb - works a treat. Knew it'd be something easy ;-)