Re: How to get Usernames

From: Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2001 18:53:32 +0000
Subject: Re: How to get Usernames
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Hi Michael How about explode()ing it using '/' as the seperator, then finding the element in the resulting array that begins with '~', strip that first character using substr() and bod's your uncle... I'd write the code but I've had a long day... Shane On Friday 02 November 2001 6:11 pm, lists@mhess.qn.net wrote: > I have a setup where users can access their own pages using a /~username > here account > > I need to put a PHP script in their directoies that will be able to tell > me what their username is. > > I was thinking about $REQUEST_URI however if I go to /~username/dir/page > it will return it all. > > all I want is the username... > > Thanks for your help, > Michael -- Shane

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