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Raj
Raj

Reputation: 3061

Alternative to base64_encode

Are there any other encoding functions other than base64_encode for encoding text in PHP?

Edit: The purpose of the encoding functions:

To generate a string that can be used in a URL that can be used as an identifier.

For example, instead of http://www.something.com/?id=4&category=books&type=20

I would like to have:

http://www.something.com/?q=a3444aAbt3daj492klsj

So to get the variables one has to decode the only query string which is a hash.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 6478

Answers (2)

edib
edib

Reputation: 872

if you want the user not to see meaningful things written in address bar, i am just now on it.

  1. in server you have to enable mod_rewrite (in apache)

  2. create an .htaccess file in www root folder and put these on there. 1st 3 lines are for real dirs and files.

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !=/favicon.ico

    RewriteRule ^(.+)$ index.php?$1 [L]

  3. create i.e. index.php and put something like these in it. you can use any kind of 2 way encryption you want. I am using clean url too.

    echo "<a href='".base64_encode("birinci/b/c")."'>link</a>

    echo "<a href='".base64_encode("ikinci/b/c")."'>link</a>

    echo "<a href='".base64_encode("ucuncu/b/c")."'>link</a>

    $var1 = $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];

    $var2 = base64_decode($var1);

    $arr = explode("/",$var2);

    $_GET["object"] = $arr[0];

    $_GET["action"] = $arr[1];

    $_GET["id"] = $arr[2];

    if ($_GET["object"] == "birinci") {

    echo "a geldi!";

    } else if ($_GET["object"] == "ikinci") {

    echo "b geldi!";

    }

Upvotes: -1

Vincent Savard
Vincent Savard

Reputation: 35927

Yes, convert_uuencode for instance, but it might be a good idea to explain what you are trying to do!

Upvotes: 3

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