Get string from URL

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I had a little issue, i need to extract a string from the URL that looks like this:

http://www.myserver.com/category/firstcat/second-cat/

All my URLs has this structure, and I need to catch the "firstcat" string

I would appreciate your help!

Thanks so much!

Fanis Hatzidakis · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-12 19:48:04Z

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If you're trying to do this on the current url the user is on, you'll need $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']. That will show you the current uri open, in this case /category/firstcat/second-cat/.

Then use anything you prefer to parse the string and get to the element you want, for example:

$elms = explode('/', $uri) ;
$firstcat = $elms[2] ;

answered Sep 12, 2010 at 19:48

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Tomasz Kowalczyk · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-12 19:47:00Z

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Aren't you using mod_rewrite? Place a rule in your htaccess:

RewriteRule ([a-zA-Z]+)/([a-zA-Z]+)/([a-zA-Z]+)/ ?cat=$1&subcat=$2&name=$3

And you'll have it ready in $_GET array.

answered Sep 12, 2010 at 19:47

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