Re: point me to functions to parse the URL? (best one for *this* job?)

Govinda wrote: > Hi all, > > (PHP newbie here. Newbie-level task to match.) > > I am RTFM and working on this.. but I am also under deadline, so, I ask > you in case you can point me quick where to read... what functions I > need to use for this. > > Incoming URL will look like these, for example: > > domain.com/unix/asdfsdf.html > domain.com/macos/khsdfg.html > > I need to parse those URLs and set the value of $myfolder to as follows: > > domain.com/unix/asdfsdf.html > $myfolder=unix > domain.com/macos/khsdfg.html > $myfolder=macos > > BUT if there is no dir/ in between the domain and file, > like so: > domain.com/khsdfg.html > then I want: > $myfolder=default > > I am playing with $_SERVER['PATH_TRANSLATED'], .. > what function will parse that best? > I need to also account for when the URL does not have an in-between > dir/, nor a filename in it, e.g.: > domain.com/ > (then again $myfolder=default) > > TIA! > -Govinda No way, you want to "parse" the "url"? How about, parse_url()? -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com