parse_strPHP ManualPrevNextparse_strparse_str -- Parses the string into variables.Descriptionvoid parse_str(string str); Parses str as if it were the query string passed via an URL and sets variables in the current scope. Example 1. Using parse_str() 1  2 $str = "first=value&second[]=this+works&second[]=another"; 3 parse_str($str); 4 echo $first; /* prints "value" */ 5 echo $second[0]; /* prints "this works" */ 6 echo $second[1]; /* prints "another" */ 7  PrevHomeNextOrdUpprint