[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34958: esc_url() and parse_url() do not work together.

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#34958: esc_url() and parse_url() do not work together.
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 Reporter:  damiankaelgreen    |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:
Component:  Formatting         |     Version:  4.4
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by dd32):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>


Comment:

 as above, `esc_url()` is designed for outputting within HTML, as such it
 escapes `&` to the HTML entity `&` to conform to XHTML
 specifications.

 `esc_url_raw()` can be used when the url is to be used programmatically
 (such as by `parse_url()` or within a `header()` call)

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/34958#comment:2>
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