curl_unescape

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Decodes the given URL encoded string.

PHP 5.3-5.4
PHP 5.5
Added
PHP 5.6
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1-8.2
PHP 8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

curl_unescape Function synopsis

curl_unescape(CurlHandle $handle, string $string): string|false

Parameters

$handle

TypeCurlHandle

$string

Typestring

The URL encoded string to be decoded.

Return value

Typestring|false

Returns decoded string or false on failure.

Changes to the curl_unescape Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: string|false
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $ch to $handle
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($handle): CurlHandle
  • Parameter name of parameter #2 changed: $str to $string
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($string): string
- curl_unescape($ch, $str)
+ curl_unescape(CurlHandle $handle, string $string): string|false

PHP 5.5

  • Function added

curl_unescape Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Future Release Yes
PHP 8.5Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.4Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.3Supported Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported No
PHP 5.3Unsupported No