Re: String Parse Help for novice

OK, sorry for any confusion. Here is all my code: $url = "http" . ((!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS'])) ? "s" : "") . "://".$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'].$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']; $thepath = parse_url($url); So, given that the URL can vary as follows: /mydirectory/mysubdirectory/anothersubdirectory/mypage.php vs. /mydirectory/mypage.php How do I get the either of the above url paths broken out so the variables equal the following $dir1 = mydirectory $dir2 = mysubdirectory $dir3 = anothersubdirectory $page = mypage.php ...etc... if there were 5 more subdirectories... they would be dynamically assigned to a variable. --Rick On Jun 13, 2010, at 6:42 PM, Ashley Sheridan wrote:

On Sun, 2010-06-13 at 18:35 -0400, Rick Dwyer wrote:

OK, I get the following error: Warning: basename() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in.... When I use the following: $thepath = parse_url($url); $filename = basename($thepath); Is my variable thepath not automatically string? --Rick On Jun 13, 2010, at 6:23 PM, Ashley Sheridan wrote:

On Sun, 2010-06-13 at 18:13 -0400, Rick Dwyer wrote:

Hello List. I need to parse the PATH portion of URL. I have assigned the path portion to a variable using the following: $thepath = parse_url($url); Now I need to break each portion of the path down into its own variable. The problem is, the path can vary considerably as follows: /mydirectory/mysubdirectory/anothersubdirectory/mypage.php vs. /mydirectory/mypage.php How do I get the either of the above url paths broken out so the variables equal the following $dir1 = mydirectory $dir2 = mysubdirectory $dir3 = anothersubdirectory $page = mypage.php ...etc... if there were 5 more subdirectories... they would be dynamically assigned to a variable. Thanks for any help. --Rick

$filename = basename($path); $parts = explode('/', $path); $directories = array_pop($parts); Now you have your directories in the $directories array and the filename in $filename. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk

Because you've given it an array. Your original question never mentioned you were using parse_url() on the original array string. parse_url() breaks the string into its component parts, much like my explode example. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk