Complete URL in php

Question

How can we echo the complete url of the current page in PHP if the url is something like

http://www.abcd.in/emi-calc22.php#about

I have different tabs such as #about, #new on that page. I would like to identify the Div displayed on the page corresponding to the tabs with the help of the URL.

possible duplicate of [How do I get current page full URL in PHP](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/189113/how-do-i-get-current-page-full-url-in-php) — RobertPitt, Apr 07 '11 at 09:51
Also please see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/317760/how-to-get-url-hash-from-server-side — RobertPitt, Apr 07 '11 at 09:52

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 07 '11 at 09:50

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You can not get the fragment part of URL through PHP.

Because it is not being sent to server hence you can not get it #about

answered Apr 07 '11 at 09:50

Shakti Singh

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 07 '11 at 09:52

The fragments can only be accessed on the client side (javascript) this is because when you press an url with a # in it you don't actually make a new request to the server but your browser processes it.

If you really want to get the # part to the server you will have to use ajax or a redirect function in javascript.

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 07 '11 at 10:02

If you're using PHP on the page then why not pass the tab id as a query string, this will force a page refresh but you will have access to the URL's query string value server side via $_GET or $_REQUEST.

e.g. <a href="/samepage.php?tab=about">About Tab</a>

This could then be accessed in PHP via $_GET['tab'], then just use a switch statement or something to load the relevant div.

No need for complicated AJAX or javascript!!

Complete URL in php

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