Remove %20 from query inside hyperlink

Question

I'm using:

header('Location: palette/'.urlencode(str_replace(' ','_',$title)));

To redirect a user upon submitting a form. This code above replaces %20 (a space) with _ for the title entered.

So instead of the user entering "Great place" and it trying to send them to a page called palette/Great%20place it sends them to palette/Great_place

Now my question, is it possible to apply this technique to a hyperlink?

I have the following loop:

<?php   
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
    echo "<a href='palette/$row[title]'><div id='main_col_container'>";
    echo "<div class='title'> $row[title]</div>";
    echo "<div class='main_color' style='background: $row[color1];'></div>";
    echo "<div class='main_color' style='background: $row[color2];'></div>";
    echo "<div class='main_color' style='background: $row[color3];'></div>";
    echo "<div class='main_color' style='background: $row[color4];'></div>";
    echo "<div class='main_color' style='background: $row[color5];'></div>";
    echo "</div></a>";
}
?>

The problem with this of course is, $row[title] represents the original data (it needs to show "Great_place", not "Great place"

Just to clarify: Is it possible to str_replace for a hyperlink for the purpose I'm after, if so, how can I go about this?

EDIT: This is what I have got now which is working

<?php   
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{

$titleurl   = str_replace(' ','_',$row['title']);

echo "<a href='palette/$titleurl'><div id='main_col_container'>";
echo "<div class='title'> $row[title]</div>";
echo "<div class='main_color' style='background: $row[color1];'></div>";
echo "<div class='main_color' style='background: $row[color2];'></div>";
echo "<div class='main_color' style='background: $row[color3];'></div>";
echo "<div class='main_color' style='background: $row[color4];'></div>";
echo "<div class='main_color' style='background: $row[color5];'></div>";
echo "</div></a>";
}
?>

Is this the best technique for the outcome? Or is it considered bad practise for whatever reason?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12859942/why-shouldnt-i-use-mysql-functions-in-php — syrkull, Mar 17 '13 at 22:10

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 17 '13 at 20:55

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Absolutely, just concatenate your str_replace into the string instead of interpolating the variable.

answered Mar 17 '13 at 20:55

Niet the Dark Absol

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That could work, or better yet: `$titleurl = str_replace(' ','_',$row['title']);` – Niet the Dark Absol Mar 17 '13 at 21:43
^ What I've just modified my coding to. Is this the best method do you think? – David Mar 17 '13 at 21:48
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Well, personally I'd make the `color1` through `colour5` lines a loop, but other thatn that is seems okay. – Niet the Dark Absol Mar 17 '13 at 21:50
Okay great, thank you Kolink. I've marked this as Answered. Thanks for the quick response – David Mar 17 '13 at 21:52

Remove %20 from query inside hyperlink

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