note 3453 deleted from function.parse-url by jimw

Chances are, if you're using parse_url(), you're missing the point of PHP and one of its coolest features--automatic parsing of variables and assignment of values. I'm sure there is some esoteric need for parse_url(), but not if you're just trying to pass data from one page to another. If your URL is http://foo.com/?var1=foo&var2=bletch and you want to print those values within your script, all you need is this: <? echo "var1 = $var1<br>", "var2 = $var2<p>"; ?> This will print: var1 = foo var2 = bletch You can also, for special cases, use the PATH_INFO environment variable. If you want to pass in information without the ugly ?key=value& assignments, you can use PATH_INFO on a URL like [http://foo.com/file.php/555/867-5309?name=Jenny] to do something like this: <? $argv = split("/", $PATH_INFO); while (list($key,$val) = each($argv) ) { printf("%s : %s<br>", $key, $val); } printf("%s's phone number is (%s) %s.<p>", $name, $argv[1], $argv[2]); ?> Thus passing this script a url like [http://domain.com/file.php/555/867-5309?name=jenny] will print: "jenny's phone number is (555) 867-5309". But if you can't think of a reason why you'd want to use PATH_INFO, don't sweat it--most people don't need it and likely never will--it's just nice to have in your arsenal for "special occassions." Hope this helps.