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cURL requesting URL with whitespaces in URL.. What to do

So I'm trying to curl this URL:

http://images.fastcompany.com/upload/Screen shot 2011-04-28 at 8.13.21 PM.png

URL Encoded it reads as:

http%3A%2F%2Fimages.fastcompany.com%2Fupload%2FScreen+shot+2011-04-28+at+8.13.21+PM.png

However, curl needs it to be decoded into a proper URL obviously.

How do i get around this problem? cURL drops off the rest of the string as soon as it reaches any whitespace... :(

I should mention I can't wrap the URL with double quotes as it is a variable being posted.

Edit: hahahahaha wowwwwww brainfart.. thanks guys :P

Solution

  • Just use str_replace.

    echo str_replace ( ' ', '%20', 'http://images.fastcompany.com/upload/Screen shot 2011-04-28 at 8.13.21 PM.png' );