FILTER_SANITIZE_URL sanitize URL in PHP

$url = "https://www.plus 2 net.com "; 
echo $url;
$url_new= filter_var($url, FILTER_SANITIZE_URL);
echo "<br> After FILTER_SANITIZE_URL : $url_new ";

Output is here ( space is removed )

https://www.plus 2 net.com 
After FILTER_SANITIZE_URL : https://www.plus2net.com

We can sanitize a URL by using FILTER_SANITIZE_URL.

This function removes all chars except letters, digits and $-_.+!*'(),{}|\\^~[]`<>#%";/?:@&=.

Example

$url = 'https://www.plus 2 net.com?id=123&mem=alex_#rt$k'; 
echo $url;
$url_new= filter_var($url, FILTER_SANITIZE_URL);
echo "<br> After FILTER_SANITIZE_URL : $url_new ";

OUtput is here

https://www.plus 2 net.com?id=123&mem=alex_#rt$k
After FILTER_SANITIZE_URL : https://www.plus2net.com?id=123&mem=alex_#rt$k

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