PHP question on query string formatting

["Sibuyas" <sibuyas@i-mailbox.net>]

hello list!

if i enter this string inside a <textarea> input box:


it's & a "sample"
string!


and the form method used is GET, the string is passsed in the query string looking
like this:

it%27s+%26+a+%22sample%22%0D%0Astring%21


where i need help... using PHP, how do you convert the first string into a single
line query string format just like the 2nd one?

i tried using the htmlentities() function but it converts things wrongly. it
looks like this:

it's%20&amp;%20a%20&quot;sample&quot;

...  hope someone can help.

regards everyone,
sib

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