get variables from string url

[jwk811]

youtube url looks like this

 

 

how can i just get gUPduAbJpsU, i just want the "v" variable.

[redarrow]

<?php

$url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUPduAbJpsU&videos=HsyjHLxVbwo&playnext_from=TL&playnext=1";

preg_match("/[v]\=[a-z].{0,200}/",$url,$match);

print_R($match);


?>

[redarrow]

<?php

$url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUPduAbJpsU&videos=HsyjHLxVbwo&playnext_from=TL&playnext=1";

preg_match("/[v]\=[a-zA-Z]{0,20}/",$url,$match);

print_R($match);
?>

 

readable way

<?php

$url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUPduAbJpsU&videos=HsyjHLxVbwo&playnext_from=TL&playnext=1";

preg_match("/[v]\=[a-zA-Z]{0,20}/",$url,$match);

$result=implode(' ',$match);

echo $result;
?>

[jwk811]

thank you! one thing it says v=gUPduAbJpsU can i just get gUPduAbJpsU without the v=?