Parse query string into an array

Question

How can I turn a string below into an array?

pg_id=2&parent_id=2&document&video 

This is the

Answer 1

If you're having a problem converting a query string to an array because of encoded ampersands

&

then be sure to use html_entity_decode

Example:

// Input string //
$input = 'pg_id=2&parent_id=2&document&video';

// Parse //
parse_str(html_entity_decode($input), $out);

// Output of $out //
array(
  'pg_id' => 2,
  'parent_id' => 2,
  'document' => ,
  'video' =>
)