Best way is to use filter_var: http://in2.php.net/manual/en/function.filter-var.php filter_var('http://example.com', FILTER_VALIDATE_URL) On 18 January 2012 16:58, Tanel Tammik <keevitaja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Does anyone have a preg expression to validate the url which includes > these special characters like ÜÕÄÖ included? > > Br, > Tanel > > > 18.01.2012 12:21, Mokaddim Akm kirjutas: > > Sent from a handheld device >> >> On 18-Jan-2012, at 4:05 PM, Tanel Tammik<keevitaja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hello, >>> >>> how to correctly validate url? now the special local characters like >>> ÜÕÖÄ etc are allowed as well... >>> >>> >> The generic URI syntax mandates that new URI schemes that provide for >> the representation of character data in a URI must, in effect, >> represent characters from the unreserved set without translation, and >> **should convert all other characters to bytes according to UTF-8, and >> then percent-encode those values**. This requirement was introduced in >> January 2005 with the publication of RFC 3986. URI schemes introduced >> before this date are not affected.[1] >> >> >> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Percent-encoding<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percent-encoding> >> >> Br, >>> Tanel >>> >>> -- >>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>> >>> > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >
