Parse a url?

[puretruth]

I have a URL:

 

/reserve-unit/?unit=1000123801&loc=1000000174&transaction=1002731154&complete=1000706731

 

I need a regex that returns the folder (/reserve-unit/) and the location ID (loc=1000000174) and the word "complete." Everything else can be ignored.

 

Thanks in advance.

[puretruth]

More info:

 

the URL will always be in this format. The strings will always be the same in length.

 

Basically we are tracking a self-storage facility unit rentals by location. That's why I need "loc" and "complete." The "thank you" page has "complete" in the URL string. The other values just determine the unit type and transaction ID.

[Pikachu2000]

How about parse_url?

[puretruth]

How about parse_url?

Thanks for the reply.  I am passing this info along to my friend.  See where it gets him.

[ragax]

Fantastic. I love Pikachu's simple yet efficient idea.

 

Once you've used parse_url, you'll need code to extract what you want from the array.

As an alternate solution, in case you'd like to do it with regex, try this code. If I've understood your request, it should do what you want.

 

Input:

/reserve-unit/?unit=1000123801&loc=1000000174&transaction=1002731154&complete=1000706731

 

Code:

<?php
$pattern=',/([^/]+)/.*?(loc=[^&]+)&[^&]+&([\w]+)=,';
$subject='/reserve-unit/?unit=1000123801&loc=1000000174&transaction=1002731154&complete=1000706731';
preg_match($pattern,$subject,$match);
for($i=1;$i<count($match);$i++) // or in this case, 4 instead of count($match)
echo $match[$i].'<br />';
?>

 

Output:

reserve-unit

loc=1000000174

complete

 

Please let me know if you'd like further details.

[puretruth]

Fantastic. I love Pikachu's simple yet efficient idea.

 

Once you've used parse_url, you'll need code to extract what you want from the array.

As an alternate solution, in case you'd like to do it with regex, try this code. If I've understood your request, it should do what you want.

 

Input:

/reserve-unit/?unit=1000123801&loc=1000000174&transaction=1002731154&complete=1000706731

 

Code:

<?php
$pattern=',/([^/]+)/.*?(loc=[^&]+)&[^&]+&([\w]+)=,';
$subject='/reserve-unit/?unit=1000123801&loc=1000000174&transaction=1002731154&complete=1000706731';
preg_match($pattern,$subject,$match);
for($i=1;$i<count($match);$i++) // or in this case, 4 instead of count($match)
echo $match[$i].'<br />';
?>

 

Output:

reserve-unit

loc=1000000174

complete

 

Please let me know if you'd like further details.

 

I think this is exactly what he was looking for.  Thank you very much.  I will post once it has been confirmed.

[ragax]

I think this is exactly what he was looking for.  Thank you very much.  I will post once it has been confirmed.

 

Fantastic. Yes, please let me know if it works on real data / needs tweaking.

[puretruth]

It works so far perfectly.  Thank you for the help.  It is appreciated.

[ragax]

And thank you for your courtesy!

It makes answering questions that much more pleasurable when the person who asks is as courteous as you.

Wishing you a fun weekend.