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Asked: 2026-06-11T10:14:28+00:00

I am using str_replace to format a string with a relatively large (i think)

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I am using str_replace to format a string with a relatively large (i think) number of characters but it doesnt process the string. below is my string and the code im using

$formlink = str_replace('&stepvars='.$_GET['stepvars'],'',$link);

The string is 1004 characters long

?content=com_motor&folder=same&file=motor_form&step=one&stepvars=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%3D%3D&msgvalid=Now_enter_your_vehicle_details

Please assist me as to where Im going wrong.

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  1. Editorial Team

    What’s probably happening is that your URL has escaped characters in it (%3D%3D) and your $_GET is the unescaped characters so they don’t match. str_replace can work on very large strings without a problem.

    If you want to get rid of that value, just do this:

    $query_params = $_GET;
unset($query_params['stepvars']);
$new_link = http_build_query($query_params);

    That will work even if the param is the first one (?stepvars=…)

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