Is there a PHP function to convert a query string to an array?

Question

I\'m basically looking for the opposite of http_build_query().

I have the following as a string:

foo=bar&bar[var]=foo

Answer 1

You want parse_str(). Pass it an array as the 2nd parameter and it will extract variables from the query string you give it into the array:

 value
    [arr] => Array
        (
            [0] => foo bar
            [1] => baz
        )

)
*/

Notice this is the very first related function listed on the http_build_query page.