SOLVED:I need my URL to handle "=" , Help!

[eluser]pokerking[/eluser]
Ok i am trying to pass some strings in URL

http://localhost/welcome/getPerson/fname='alex'

i want to get all person with alex with above syntax.

My $_GET array only show up to welcome/getperson/fname

I want fname='alex' as single string.

How do i get it to work?

Thanks in advance.