Encode Any String to Only Alphanumeric Chars - Better Than URLEncode
Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/26/2024 - 7:13pm
Have you ever been faced with a situation (in PHP) of needing to pass information in a URL (or a JSON object, XML, etc), but for whatever reason, urlencode() won't do the job? For example, if you want to base64_encode() a string, then pass it in a URL. Since base64 includes URL-unsafe characters like +/-=, you have to jump through hoops to make it work.
However, there is an easier way, that produces only letters and numbers; no symbols or punctuation of any kind. Yes, it will inflate the length of the string a little more, but it might be what you need.
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