Get last parameter of url in php

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Extracting the last segment on an URI

I want to get the last parameter of the url for eg.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/ADU0QnQ4eDs

I have a full url like above and i want to get only last parameter with the PHP which is ADU0QnQ4eDs

Please help

`echo basename("http://www.youtube.com/embed/ADU0QnQ4eDs");` — Andreas Wong, Jun 29 '12 at 07:48
[please use the search function before asking duplicates. How to get the last segment in the url path has been asked and answered a dozen times before](http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=get+last+segment+of+url+[php]) — Gordon, Jun 29 '12 at 08:00
Those "duplicates" are full of the end/explode "help" offered here. — salathe, Jun 29 '12 at 08:15

Repox · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-29T07:58:33.860

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Something like this?

echo end(explode("/", $url));

This will throw an error if strict error reporting is enabled. To avoid this, split them up like this:

$parts = explode("/", $url);
echo end($parts);

edited Jun 29 '12 at 07:58

answered Jun 29 '12 at 07:48

Repox

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-1. Why not just use the **native, intended function**? `basename()`, or even `parse_url()` if you want to get fancy. – Madara's Ghost Jun 29 '12 at 08:06
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@Truth You are downvoting my anser for not giving the solution you would use? This is what I do and it works - you can use the **native, intended function** if you want to. – Repox Jun 29 '12 at 08:08
I am downvoting because you reinvent the wheel, implementing a solved solution on your own needlessly. – Madara's Ghost Jun 29 '12 at 08:09
basename() is the best optimized solution. – Farhan Nov 13 '14 at 20:53
@Farhan Upvoting other answers are for comments like that. – Repox Nov 17 '14 at 10:17
@Repox I have already upvoted your answer bro.. – Farhan Nov 17 '14 at 16:02
good suggestion – JD_bravo May 23 '19 at 17:33

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 29 '12 at 08:01

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There are functions for that.

$url      = 'http://www.youtube.com/embed/ADU0QnQ4eDs';
$url_path = parse_url($url, PHP_URL_PATH);
$basename = pathinfo($url_path, PATHINFO_BASENAME);

// $basename is "ADU0QnQ4eDs"

See http://php.net/parse_url and http://php.net/pathinfo.

answered Jun 29 '12 at 08:01

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+1 This code speaks when you read it. Nice. – hakre Jun 29 '12 at 08:38

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 29 '12 at 08:21

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You have a pattern here that can be easily scanned:

$interestedIn = sscanf($url, 'http://www.youtube.com/embed/%s');

Don't make your live more complicated than it needs to be. Technically substr would work, too, but this one adds more context.

answered Jun 29 '12 at 08:21

hakre

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