Online PHP editor | refs for gGt0I

<?php $url = 'https://accounts.google.com/CheckCookie?checkedDomains=youtube&checkConnection=youtube%3A785%3A1&pstMsg=1&chtml=LoginDoneHtml&service=jotspot&continue=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fa%2Fgoogle.com%2Ftrusted-photographers-de%2Fhome&gidl=CAA'; // Remove all illegal characters from a url $url = filter_var($url, FILTER_SANITIZE_URL); // Validate url if (!filter_var($url, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL) === false) { echo("$url is a valid URL"); } else { echo("$url is not a valid URL"); }