urlencode/urldecode

[c_pattle]

Just a small question really.  If you use "urlencode()" for example if I am using a GET.  Should I then do urldecode where a script then uses the GET variable?

[c_pattle]

For example if I have this code on one page

 

<a href=\"index.php?name=" . urlencode($array['name']) . "\">Text</a>

 

When I then use this variable on another script.  For example

 

$name = $_GET['name'];

 

Should I use urldecode?

[Adam]

urldecode

 

Warning

 

The superglobals $_GET and $_REQUEST are already decoded. Using urldecode() on an element in $_GET or $_REQUEST could have unexpected and dangerous results.