howto get current url to use in php script

[mrled]

I have installed the runphp plugin to run a php script on a static content page. I used the runphp plugin to include a php page from includes directory:

{runphp} include_once 'includes/energie.php';{/runphp}

The script is running fine except for one issue:

I need the url of the current page for a form. I tried it this way:

$url = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
" method="post" >

But this way i get redirected to the wrong page.

Any idea?

[Cheeky Monkey]

Take a look at the information here: http://php.about.com/od/learnphp/qt/_SERVER_PHP.htm and see if using
$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']  helps

[mrled]

Thanks this was very helpfull!

[juanparati]

This method is better (Using the Joomla API):

Code: Select all

$myabsoluteurl=JURI::base();

But I don't know if is possible call to the JURI method directly from runphp plugin.

Please let us know about the results if somebody tries this trick.

[circumpunct]

This method is better (Using the Joomla API):

Code: Select all

$myabsoluteurl=JURI::base();

But I don't know if is possible call to the JURI method directly from runphp plugin.

Please let us know about the results if somebody tries this trick.

Yes, works for me. But JURI::base() is the base URL of course, not the page you are on. For that you need JURI::current()

[kflorida78]

Don't make this too complicated...

Create a variable for the current page.

the baseurl() only finds the base url, you want the current() function.

Let's say you are on a page: http://www.mysite.com/widgits/red_widgits

You can get the Web site url with JURI::baseurl() like so:
Create a variable, then set it equal to the Joomla function:
$baseurl = JURI::base();

Now when you:
echo $baseurl;

It will display this:
http://www.mysite.com/

------------------------------------------------------
But you want the current absolute path url, correct? So do this instead:

Get the current absolute url with JURI::current() like so:
Create a variable, then set it equal to the Joomla function:
$currenturl = JURI::current();

Now when you:
echo $currenturl;

It will display this:
http://www.mysite.com/widgits/red_widgits

-------------------------------------------------------

Here is an example of how this can be used:

To call a stylesheet with the above created variables, replace the url info with the said variables.
Instead of:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.mysite.com/templates/theme/css/style.css" type="text/css" />

You can now do this:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo $baseurl; ?>templates/theme/css/style.css" type="text/css" />

An example of the current() function submitting the current page to w3c validator:
instead of:
<a href="http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http% ... %2F"><span class="w3cXHTML">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;→ Valid XHTML</span></a>

You can now do this:
<a href="http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=<?php echo $currenturl; ?>"><span class="w3cXHTML">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;→ Valid XHTML</span></a>

Hope that helps.

[joras]

Hi,

Just wondering if it is possible to get the url of the current page while not using sef urls.

For example:

I am working on this url -
abc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223&item_id=222&name1=value1&name2=value2

Is it possible to get "abc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223&item_id=222" from the above url?

Thanks,
joras

[durexlw]

Hi,

Just wondering if it is possible to get the url of the current page while not using sef urls.

For example:

I am working on this url -
abc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223&item_id=222&name1=value1&name2=value2

Is it possible to get "abc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223&item_id=222" from the above url?

Thanks,
joras

If you know the name of the parameters you want to get, you can build it yourself using getvar or getcommand

[juanparati]

Use the SERVER["REQUEST_URI"] variable.

See about it in:
http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.server.php

[grayz]

JURI::getInstance()->toString();
http://docs.joomla.org/JURI/getInstance

[juanparati]

nice!

[paddyirishman]

I'm looking to insert a Facebook Like button in Joomla. I want the button to like the CURRENT page, not the site. (i.e. I want 'YOUR_URL' in the code below to display the current url, not a predefined url.)

Code: Select all

<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=YOUR_URL"
        scrolling="no" frameborder="0"
        style="border:none; width:450px; height:80px"><iframe>

Any light on the situation???

[juanparati]

Yes, use the Facebook Javascript API!

[tez]

JURI::getInstance()->toString();
http://docs.joomla.org/JURI/getInstance

This is the correct answer, other methods fail when using index.php and extra URL parts.

[ncowen]

I modified the code above to insert the rel canonical tag if the url has /articles in it.

<?php
$myabsoluteurl=JURI::current();
$canonical = strstr($myabsoluteurl, 'articles', true);
if($canonical == true) {
echo '<link rel="canonical" href="'. $myabsoluteurl .'"/>'; // echos canonical link
}
else { '<link href="'.$myabsoluteurl.'"/>';
}
?>

One issue I have is that it uses the full url. Is there a way to just use a relative url? Basically the code above includes sitename.com/articles/article-name, anyway to make it $myabsoluteurl only display /articles/article-name?

[drewgg]

I modified the code above to insert the rel canonical tag if the url has /articles in it.

<?php
$myabsoluteurl=JURI::current();
$canonical = strstr($myabsoluteurl, 'articles', true);
if($canonical == true) {
echo '<link rel="canonical" href="'. $myabsoluteurl .'"/>'; // echos canonical link
}
else { '<link href="'.$myabsoluteurl.'"/>';
}
?>

One issue I have is that it uses the full url. Is there a way to just use a relative url? Basically the code above includes sitename.com/articles/article-name, anyway to make it $myabsoluteurl only display /articles/article-name?

JURI::current() is defined as:

Code: Select all

$uri     = & JURI::getInstance();
$current = $uri->toString( array('scheme', 'host', 'port', 'path'));

so try this (worked for for me):

Code: Select all

$uri = &JURI::getInstance();
$myabsoluteurl = $uri->toString(array('path'));

make note that this, as with JURI::current(), the query is not included. So you if you're routing is not complete and you land on a page with something like:

Code: Select all

http://www.sitename.com/articles/article-name?someQuery=notRouted

JURI::current() and &JURI::getInstance()->toString(array('path')); will both drop the ?someQuery=notRouted!

and if SEF urls are turned off then all you're going to get is http://www.sitename.com/index.php from JURI::current() and /index.php from &JURI::getInstance()->toString(array('path'));

If you DO want the query included then you'd want this ('fragment' might also be something to consider adding):

Code: Select all

&JURI::getInstance()->toString(array('path','query'));

More information on what you can pass into JURI::toString() and its usage: http://docs.joomla.org/JURI/toString

As grayz already mentioned, to get the complete url use &JURI::getInstance()->toString()

[delhislicker]

well you can find it at http://www.7tech.co.in/php/get-url-of-c ... wordpress/

[Dasmonstrum2]

Hi,

Just wondering if it is possible to get the url of the current page while not using sef urls.

For example:

I am working on this url -
abc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223&item_id=222&name1=value1&name2=value2

Is it possible to get "abc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223&item_id=222" from the above url?

Thanks,
joras

If you know the name of the parameters you want to get, you can build it yourself using getvar or getcommand

Hi there, please did you find a solution for this?
Thanks

[viktorz]

it should work $uri = juri::current()

[LunchWillow]

well you can find it at http://www.7tech.co.in/php/get-url-of-c ... wordpress/

That works for me del... I wanted to know for WP too, so double whammy there

[yumpa]

This problematic is described here with examples: http://www.escope.cz/en/blog/106-joomla ... h-examples

[Tubantix]

To insert a facebook-like-button on all pages and for every url it's own button, I've done this is the template:
The head

Code: Select all

<head>
$currenturl = JURI::current();
</head>

the body

Code: Select all

<body>
<div class="fb-like" data-href="<?php echo $currenturl; ?>" data-layout="box_count" data-action="like" data-show-faces="true" data-share="false"></div>
</body>

Thanks to kflorida78

[Per Yngve Berg]

You are looking up the api for the wrong version of Joomla.

http://api.joomla.org/framework-1.0/cla ... i.Uri.html