#48550 [Fbk->Opn]: cURL does not work when the URL has a � character in it.

[victorepand at gmail dot com]

 ID:               48550
 User updated by:  victorepand at gmail dot com
 Reported By:      victorepand at gmail dot com
-Status:           Feedback
+Status:           Open
 Bug Type:         cURL related
 Operating System: FreeBSD
 PHP Version:      5.2.9
 New Comment:

The error returned by cURL is:
22 The requested URL returned error: 404

I created this function which solves the problem:

function urlencode_url($url) {
   if (!($ei=strpos($url,"?"))) $ei=strlen($url);
  
$newurl=str_replace(array("%3A","%2F"),array(":","/"),urlencode(urldecode(substr($url,0,$ei)))).substr($url,$ei);
   return $newurl;
}

By passing the URL through this function, the offending character is
converted to its urlencoded equivalent (%##). With these codes instead
of the bad character, cURL reads the URL with no problem.

Nonetheless, I reported this issue because Internet Explorer does not
require the urlencoded codes. It loads the original URL with no problem,
using the original bad character in the URL. Therefore, the cURL
behavior is more strict in its requirement of the URL being urlencoded
than Internet Explorer is.

Perhaps cURL could automatically urlencode the URL, or perhaps a
function should be made for this purpose like the one I have shown
above.


Previous Comments:
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[2009-06-15 14:31:33] j...@php.net

What error does it give? See http://www.php.net/curl_error

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[2009-06-14 17:13:56] victorepand at gmail dot com

Description:
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cURL does not work when the URL has a ’ character in it. Such as, for
example, this one:

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/ProductImages/60/2009_GMax_Women’s_GM17_Derk_Open-Face_Helmet.jpg

Reproduce code:
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$ch=curl_init();
$url="http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/ProductImages/60/2009_GMax_Women’s_GM17_Derk_Open-Face_Helmet.jpg";
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_URL,$url);
$result=curl_exec ($ch);

Expected result:
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thumbnail image in binary stored in result

Actual result:
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curl error


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