So when you do request for: your_script.php?var=hello%20world
And put this in your script <? echo $_GET['your_var'] ?> you get hello%20world printed? "Sunfire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > tried everything except session vars and the query string is still broken... > no matter what i do for some reason the browser wants to always put %20 in > the middle of my words (i.e. hello world as one var will come out as > hello%20world) > > any other ideas > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.458 / Virus Database: 257 - Release Date: 2/24/2003 > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php