GET variables with spaces

Question

I'm trying to get a variable with spaces. However, the first string is only returned. I tried using htmlspecialcharsbut I did not succeed.

I did: categories.php <a href="categories.php?action=update&category=$category"></a>

Say, I have a category with the name 'Web Development'.That's two words but whenever I click that link, the status bar only appears to have categories.php?action=update&category=Web

How can I get the full string? Thanks

Answer 1

If you want to write url parts with spaces try urlencode()