GET a URL parameter with PHP

Question

I would like to capture the lang variable and then translate the page based on this variable.

global $jwp_lang;
$url = $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"];
echo $url;

for example if the url contains http://localhost/about/?lang=fr I would like to capture this value.

echo `$_GET['lang']` ? output : `fr` – Noman Mar 13 '16 at 10:05 — Noman, Mar 13 '16 at 10:05

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 13 '16 at 10:08

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You can easily capture the value of lang variable using php Super Global variable $_GET :

$lang = $_GET['lang'];
echo $lang;

answered Mar 13 '16 at 10:08

Sanchit Gupta

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Sanchit Gupta don't you think it must be a comment. Oh come on. – Alive to die - Anant Mar 13 '16 at 10:16

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 13 '16 at 15:39

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It is better to pass the URL parameters using add_query_var, and get the parameter using get_query_var.

Because, they can handdle the set, and get of multiple parameters, and is the recommended way of getting URL passed as parameters.

answered Mar 13 '16 at 15:39

StevenV

2 Answers2