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Why using a semicolon to separate URL parameters and not the ampersand? For example see Browse Extensions by Tags in the Plugins Web. The links are generated like this: http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki04/TagMeSearch?tag=access_control;qweb=Plugins;qtopic=*AddOn,*App,*Contrib,*Plugin,*Skin However isn’t http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki04/TagMeSearch?tag=access_control&qweb=Plugins&qtopic=*AddOn,*App,*Contrib,*Plugin,*Skin the correct representation? Is there any reason for using ; instead of & as usually? Best regards, Maik

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Web server: any
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-- MaikMueller - 16 Jun 2006

Answer

The full URI definition, including full BNF and motivation is available from http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt. While both works, ";" is recommended these days.

-- SteffenPoulsen - 16 Jun 2006

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