JSON_ENCODE Escape
<?php
/*
* Escaping the reverse-solidus character ("/", slash) is optional in JSON.
*
* This can be controlled with the JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES flag constant in PHP.
*
* @link http://stackoverflow.com/a/10210433/367456
*/
$url = 'http://www.example.com/';
echo json_encode($url), "\n";
echo json_encode($url, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES), "\n";
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