$_GET contains URL string, and the actual query params are emptied -- Codeigniter

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I have been working on a web app that has been previously built/worked on by people I have no way of contacting.

I believe we are currently on CI_VERSION 1.7.0.

I've made sure that enable_query / allow_get_array config vars are all true. I can see the correct values in the header(query string parameters).

Example of the problem below:

//E.g.
//URL: http://www.fakeURL.com/something/stuff?color=blue&gender=boy

var_dump($_GET);
// array(1) { '/something/stuff' => string(0) "" }

@GuyT I think you are right and that is what I've thought, but still I have searched the codebase and cannot seem to find such a thing happening. — Base Desire, Jan 06 '15 at 16:01
It should work.Are you sure `something` is your controller name and `stuff` your method name? — Shaiful Islam, Jan 06 '15 at 16:09

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 06 '15 at 17:25

Try getting url parameters with build-in class : input.

$p = $this->input->get();
var_dump($p);

Codeigniter recommand to do it this way. For example, you can't get a parameter twice with this function as it is emptied the second time. So we don't know how they manage parameters.

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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In earlier versions of CI the $_GET array included the requested controller/method after the URL was rewritten (as detailed in this answer), the rest of the info in it was stored in the input class and removed (see the legacy docs).

As the other answer stated, you'll need to use $this->input->get(); which will contain the original $_GET params.

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answered Jan 06 '15 at 17:49

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I have tried the input class a number of times -- but I will investigate what you've said. Thanks for replying. – Base Desire Jan 06 '15 at 18:11
Ah ok, it might be worth updating your question with what happens when you `var_dump($this->input->get());`? – Adam Westbrook Jan 06 '15 at 18:26
I found a bit of a work-around and posted it as a reply to this. But to answer your question, that came back as false. – Base Desire Jan 06 '15 at 18:48

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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I ended up using this solution, found here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/2283881/1626354

I will say that this is more of a 'work-around' than a solution, but I can't invest anymore time in this right now.

Thanks everyone for your helpful suggestions. Hopefully this will be useful to someone else someday too.

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answered Jan 06 '15 at 18:47

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$_GET contains URL string, and the actual query params are emptied -- Codeigniter

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