How to parse a querystring formatted string? [duplicate]

Question

I have a string category=45&format=1 that I want to convert into a key=value array.

Does anyone know if there is a quick way of doing this without having to write a function that explode's the & and then the =?

deceze · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-04 13:10:01Z

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Since you're dealing with the URL query format: parse_str

parse_str('category=45&format=1', $array);

answered Nov 4, 2011 at 13:10

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Karoly Horvath · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-04 13:10:48Z

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If it's a query string or doesn't contain special characters you can use parse_str.

answered Nov 4, 2011 at 13:10

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