PHP CURL not working with UTF-8 Character

Question

I try to get steam item using api with PHP CURL request but problem is UTF-8 does not supported by CURL as request.

My PHP Code

$steam_key = $this->config->item("steam_key");
$name = "★ StatTrak™ Bayonet";
echo $url = "http://api.csgo.steamlytics.xyz/v1/prices/$name?key=$steam_key";
$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$response = curl_exec ($ch);
echo $response;

I am getting no any response.

Answer 1

Just encode your URL before using it with cURL.

Use urlencode to achieve this task:

$steam_key = $this->config->item("steam_key");
$name = urlencode("★ StatTrak™ Bayonet"); //Add function call here
echo $url = "http://api.csgo.steamlytics.xyz/v1/prices/$name?key=$steam_key";