I am trying to fetch my current page URL, for an if-else statement.
My URL is like this : http://something.com/fetch_url.php#filter=.apples
And my code is :
<?php
echo $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'].'<br/>';
?>
It gives me :
/fetch_url.php only, but i need to check for #filter=.apples , in if-else case. Please guide.
Try using a correct URL like http://something.com/fetch_url.php?filter=apples
# part in the URL never approach to a web server, therefore you cannot access it.
And use if statement like this.
if($_REQUEST['filter']=='apples'){
//then perform your action here according to requirements
}else{
// otherwise provide instruction for the else condition here
}
A # part in the URL can never reaches a web server, hence you cannot access it. One workaround that we have been using is to use Javascript to access it via window.location.hash, and then do a separate post to the server to obtain this hash, if it's necessary.
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