note 49499 added to function.basename

if you want the name of the parent directory <?php $_parenDir_path = join(array_slice(split( "/" ,dirname($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])),0,-1),"/").'/'; // returnes the full path to the parent dir $_parenDir = basename ($_parenDir_path,"/"); // returnes only the name of the parent dir // or $_parenDir2 = array_pop(array_slice(split( "/" ,dirname($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])),0,-1)); // returnes also only the name of the parent dir echo('$_parenDir_path = '.$_parenDir_path.'<br>'); echo('$_parenDir = '.$_parenDir.'<br>'); echo('$_parenDir2 = '.$_parenDir2.'<br>'); ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.basename.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+49499 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49499&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49499&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49499&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49499&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+49499&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+49499&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php