[SOLVED] URL Strip

[Ken2k7]

Is there a way to get the URL of a page without actually typing it out and then store that in a variable $url?

 

If so, how can I strip the URL? For example: say the URL is: www.blah.com/ken2k7/page1.php

 

Say I want to get the ken2k7 part and store that into a variable $user, how would I do that? And the URL won't always be that, it can be www.blah.com/newuser/page2.php

 

I just need an efficient way to get the name. Thanks in advance.

[MadTechie]

do you mean this

 

$data = "www.blah.com/ken2k7/page1.php";

if (preg_match('%www\.blah\.com/([^/]*)([^/]*)%i', $data, $regs)) {
$result = $regs[1];
}
echo $result;

[Ken2k7]

Thanks for the quick reply, MadTechie.

 

Uh, just a few questions on that.

 

1. What's $regs?

2. Can this not be a conditional statement?

[MadTechie]

infact thats wrong

 

the reason for the conditional statement is preg_match will return the number of match's while $regs returns the array.. so i format them like this

if (preg_match('%www\.blah\.com/([^/]*)(.*)%i', $data, $regs)) {
$path = $regs[1];
$page = $regs[2];
} else {
$path= "";
$page = "";
}
echo $path;
echo $page;

 

 

[Ken2k7]

infact thats wrong

 

the reason for the conditional statement is preg_match will return the number of match's while $regs returns the array.. so i format them like this

if (preg_match('%www\.blah\.com/([^/]*)(.*)%i', $data, $regs)) {
$path = $regs[1];
$page = $regs[2];
} else {
$path= "";
$page = "";
}
echo $path;
echo $page;

Ah, I see. Thanks. My last question will be is there a way php can get the URL of the page without me typing '%www.\.blah\.com etc?

[MadTechie]

i assume you mean the URL of the current view page..

 

simpler code

if so then

<?php
$cPage = $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"];
$parts =  explode("/",$cPage);
$page = $parts[count($parts)-1];
$path = $parts[count($parts)-2];
echo $path."~~".$page;
?>

[Ken2k7]

Perfect! MadTechie, you're the best!

[MadTechie]

 

can you please click topic solved (save other clicking here to help, only to find its solved)