PHP decoding html encoded characters

Question

I have problem decoding html encoded character using php, what should i do?

Below is the sample input.

 %D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87 %D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%87

Below is the sample output i want.

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Answer 1

Use PHP's urldecode function:

urldecode("%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87 %D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%87");