Question

I have a php script which generates a bunch of links like so

<a href="http://localhost/explorer/index.php?repository_id=default&folder=%2Fmypath%2Finner%2Finner2">link</a>

but when I hover over this link or click on it, it really goes to
http://localhost/explorer/index.php?repository_id=default&folder=/mypath/inner/inner2

How do I prevent this behavior and force it to go to http://localhost/explorer/index.php?repository_id=default&folder=%2Fmypath%2Finner%2Finner2
The tool which receives this input needs to have %2F inside of the /

Answer 1

The hover display is often unescaped for ease of use. If you inspect the page source it should still be uri escaped.

When you use the link the GET param will still be uri escaped and get to your php script intact.