cURL requesting URL with whitespaces in URL.. What to do

Question

So I'm trying to curl this URL:

URL Encoded it reads as:

http%3A%2F%2Fimages.fastcompany.com%2Fupload%2FScreen+shot+2011-04-28+at+8.13.21+PM.png

However, curl needs it to be decoded into a proper URL obviously.

How do i get around this problem? cURL drops off the rest of the string as soon as it reaches any whitespace... :(

I should mention I can't wrap the URL with double quotes as it is a variable being posted.

Edit: hahahahaha wowwwwww brainfart.. thanks guys :P

this is another alternative to doing exactly that: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/86729/any-way-to-encode-the-url-in-curl-command — David T., Dec 05 '14 at 04:18

score 44 · Accepted Answer · answered May 09 '11 at 02:23

44

Just use str_replace.

echo str_replace ( ' ', '%20', 'http://images.fastcompany.com/upload/Screen shot 2011-04-28 at 8.13.21 PM.png' );

answered May 09 '11 at 02:23

Kane Wallmann

score 26 · Answer 2 · answered May 09 '11 at 02:20

26

Perhaps try replacing spaces with %20?

answered May 09 '11 at 02:20

Drew

score 8 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 01 '14 at 06:52

8

I use:

$link = trim($link);
$link = str_replace ( ' ', '%20', $link);

answered Oct 01 '14 at 06:52

Hoàng Vũ Tgtt

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 19 '19 at 22:26

2

For me just to put the name with spaces between "" worked.

Example

curl --upload-file "001- name - lastName.pdf" https://transfer.sh/ernesto

Notice the use of "" in "001- name - lastName.pdf"

answered Sep 19 '19 at 22:26

Juanma Menendez

score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Jan 05 '12 at 12:10

1

Use the str_replace(); function. Replace your " " with "%20"

edited Jan 05 '12 at 12:10

Kees C. Bakker

answered May 09 '11 at 02:28

Mitchell M

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 24 '21 at 04:43

On Windows, you can use notepad++

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