Using file() with a URL that has a querystring?

[Sugapablo]

file("http://www.domainname.tld?var=value") gives an error because of the
querystring.

In the notes in the docs, it suggest using urlencode(), but that doesn't
work.

How can I call file() with a URL that has a querystring? There must be a
way.
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[Sugapablo]

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 10:23:28 -0400, Sugapablo wrote:

file("http://www.domainname.tld?var=value") gives an error because of the
querystring.

Sorry, nevermind.

I needed to call the filename too, not just the directory.

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[Markku Uttula]

Sugapablo wrote:

file("http://www.domainname.tld?var=value") gives an error because
of the querystring.

Sorry, nevermind.

I needed to call the filename too, not just the directory.

Besides that, in your example, you hadn't even requested a directory
(and thus the server on the other end didn't know what it was you
wanted, and responded with a error message).

file("http://www.domainname.tld/?var=value") would possibly have given
you the expected result.

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[Daniel Tryba]

Sugapablo <ru**@removesugapablo.com> wrote:

file("http://www.domainname.tld?var=value") gives an error because of the
querystring.

Sorry, nevermind.

I needed to call the filename too, not just the directory.

That is not correct!

But above URL is simply not valid.

Section 3.3 of RFC 1738

An HTTP URL takes the form:

http://<host>:<port>/<path>?<searchpart>

where <host> and <port> are as described in Section 3.1. If :<port> is
omitted, the port defaults to 80. No user name or password is allowed.
<path> is an HTTP selector, and <searchpart> is a query string. The
<path> is optional, as is the <searchpart> and its preceding "?". If
neither <path> nor <searchpart> is present, the "/" may also be omitted.