PHP How to break down an URL Using explode()
Example
explode(): Returns an array of strings, each of which is a substring of string formed by splitting it on boundaries formed by the string delimiter.
This function is pretty much straight forward.
$url = "http://example.com/project/controller/action/param1/param2";
$parts = explode('/', $url);
Array
(
[0] => http:
[1] =>
[2] => example.com
[3] => project
[4] => controller
[5] => action
[6] => param1
[7] => param2
)
You can retrieve the last part of the URL by doing this:
$last = end($parts);
// Output: param2
You can also navigate inside the array by using sizeof() in combination with a math operator like this:
echo $parts[sizeof($parts)-2];
// Output: param1
