Passing Variable to URL returns only first word?

Hi, ( Thanks for any help in advance )

I am still learning php and if some one could help i would be very grateful, cheers.

I have a menu system and it displays on my tabs correctly but when i hover over the Names with Two words ( eg: Brown Bread )

It only shows

&cat=Brown ( In my URL )

 $link = 'index.php?area=mypage&cat=';

 $html .= '<li><a href='.$link.''.$menuData['items'][$itemId]['name'].'>' .$menuData['items'][$itemId]['name']; 

   // find childitems recursively
            $html .= buildMenu($itemId, $menuData);

            $html .= '</a></li>';

PHP:

Can any one please help as to how i can keep the full two words showing in my link please?

I want it to show

&cat=Brown Bread ( In my URL )

I have tried variations of "\" "\" and '\' '\' But it either shows me an error or just adds it to the link URL.

 

what of this http://php.net/manual/en/function.urlencode.php ?

 

Hi Amaroks,

You are great!

I did this and it works,

<a href='.$link.''.(urlencode($menuData['items'][$itemId]['name'])).'>' 

PHP:

Question though...

It now ads + symbols where there is space.

Brown+Bread

How will i remove this Plus Symbol when Inserting a new entry into the table?

 

http://php.net/manual/en/function.str-replace.php that would be what i would use.

$string = str_replace("+", " ", $_GET['cat']);

PHP:

that code may not work, but i linked you to the function itself

 

Thankyou very much,

I will try this today or tommorow.