- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- filter_var: documentation ( source)
- str_replace: documentation ( source)
<?php
$url = 'app/users/edit/John%20Doe';
$url1 = filter_var($url, FILTER_SANITIZE_URL);
$url2 = str_replace(' ', '%20', $url);
var_dump($url);
var_dump($url1);
var_dump($url2);