Passing ? and = in links/URLs

[Heavenguard]

I have a snippet of code that reads

    $date_query = $url .'/'. $year .'/'. $month .'/'. $day;

    $date_path_array[] = $date_query;
    $date_path_array[] = 'mini=' . $year .'/'. $month;
            
    $mini_url = implode('?', $date_path_array); 

When I return $mini_url, I get a path that looks like

localhost/calendar_ev/2008/12/10%3Fmini%3D2008/12

But I'd like it to look instead like

localhost/calendar_ev/2008/11/16?mini=2008/11

The status bar reads the latter when I mouse over my link, but it appears as the former in the address bar when I actually click on it. Of course, that changes the query, and the desired page does not appear...

Is there anything I can do to make sure my & and = do not turn into their html-safe counterparts?

The implode was actually sort of a last-try thing, hoping it would let me pass the ?.

[Jake Arkinstall]

Welcome to the forums

Before we can answer, we need you to answer the following:

What's the HTML output of the link?
What's the code you're using to actually output this?

[Stormrider]

Use urldecode() (or, don't use urlencode() earlier in the script if this is happening)

[buldozerce]

For query string values use urlencode() ?q=urlencode($s). For paths use rawurlencode() http://www.example.com/ . rawurlencode('example & example').

[Heavenguard]

Truth be told, I'm working within a Drupal site, trying to modify existing functions. I'm still new to the site I'm working on, so I'm not totally familiar with all the workings. (I've been playing a lot of function tag lately...)

The HTML output is

<a href="/calendar_ev/2008/12/29%3Fmini%3D2008/12">29</a>

Which is less than desirable for me.

The return snippet is

if ($selected) {
     return '<div class="mini-day-on">'. l($day, $mini_url, NULL, $append) .'</div>';
} 

In this case, $append is an empty variable.

Would the proper way to use urldecode be:

    $date_query = $url .'/'. $year .'/'. $month .'/'. $day;

    $date_path_array[] = $date_query;
    $date_path_array[] = 'mini=' . $year .'/'. $month;
            
    $mini_url = urldecode(implode('?', $date_path_array)); 

?

Thanks, I'm no coder by training. I just happen to know enough so that I was asked to fix up a website, and it's been making my life difficult :P

[Daniel0]

It looks like you have to put the query string in $append instead.

[Heavenguard]

You'd think it'd be that simple, wouldn't you?

You'd be absolutely correct.

$append was associated with another function that I didn't even consider.

Thanks a lot, you guys!

I'm going to smack myself in the forehead now.