REQUEST_URI vs PHP_SELF

PHP
1

I have come to the conclusion that my server is set up so that REQUEST_URI does not work properly.

I have used PHP_SELF a handfull of times.

Can anyone tell me the difference between the two, and if one is better than the other.

Thanks

2

Basically, the difference is that REQUEST_URI will display any query string attached to the url, while PHP_SELF will not.

Lets say we got a url like http://www.domain.com/phptests/self.php?id=1.


// will display /phptests/self.php
echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];

// will display /phptests/self.php?id=1
echo $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
3

Oh I see…that makes sense. would the way a server is set up effect being able to use REQUEST_URI?

4

hello,

when you wanna have only the script name you can use
either $_SERVER variables…

gives the same result.


$file = basename($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
$file = basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);

also interessting function are:
[b][color=black]dirname()[/color][/b][color=black] und [/color][url=“http://mk:@msitstore:C:Dokumente%20und%20EinstellungensboelsteDesktopHomepagea_Helpfiles%20Tutorial%20CHM’sphp_manual_de.chm::/de/function.pathinfo.html”][b][color=black]pathinfo()[/color][/b].

greez Pozor