Pulling something out of a filename...

[Dentafrice1]

Say I have this directory... /avatars/

and there is no file in there but my php file which displays that persons avatar...

I need to be able to pull this out of the url:

http://www.sitename.com/avatars/username.gif

I need to pull username out of the url.. using that PHP file.. thats the only thing in the directory.. it takes and pulls the username.. querys the database for that user. And displays it from /images/

Any ideas on how to do that?

[Kymux]

Isnt that just simple variables ?

[Dentafrice1]

Not sure.. but but its not a $_GET i don't think as your not going to bla.php?name=hey your going to /name.gif

[Splinter]

if you just get the filename.. such as me.gif
then use:


$name = basename("me.gif");

that should remove the .gif I think..

[RYANNNNN]

well just do something like this then ..
$profile[name].gif

[Kymux]

Yeah that would be good. Set the variable to name and use

$profile[name].gif

[Dentafrice1]

there is no gif file.. I just need to pull the info out of the url

[nets]

there is no gif file.. I just need to pull the info out of the url
So you want a PHP script which obtains a variable containing what's after the forward slash?

[Dentafrice1]

Yes.. I have say

www.site.com/images/Kevin.gif (My avatar)

I need to have my PHP script pull 1 out of this:
http://www.site.com/avatar/1.gif (1 = MY ID)

[YouFail]

Im not 100% sure what you mean. But wouldn't it be

www.sitename.com/?view=/$profile[image]

As the link so that you could get a profile image for that person

The link would then be

<a href=\"/$profile[image]\">Link</a>

Im not 100% sure if this is helpful at all.

[Dentafrice1]

no thats not it..

[nets]

I can write you a script where your domain will look something similar to:-

http://example.com/example.php/example.gif


<?php

if($_SERVER['PATH_INFO'])
{
$id = $_SERVER['PATH_INFO'];
$id{0} = null; //null slash
$id = preg_replace('/\..*$/', '', $id);

}

?>

Haven't tested.

[Jamie.]

looks kinda dodgy that script :s

[Dentafrice1]

but I found a website, which he does probably not want me to give it out but he has a url

site.com/bla/

Only file in that directory: bla.php

If you go to site.com/bla/bla.gif

It uses gd librarys to make something..

[nets]

Why don't you ask him?

Edit:- Perhaps it's using a PHP script as the 404 page?


looks kinda dodgy that script :s
Maybe if you're an idiot.

[Jamie.]

a code not a script,

CALL ME A IDIOT? TAKE A LOOK IN A MIRROR!

[nets]

CALL ME A IDIOT?
No, I was calling you an idiot.

[Dentafrice1]

QUIT FIGHTING AND HELP ME! :P

[Jamie.]

thght u php brainiac

[Dentafrice1]

I am but I can't figure this out :\

[Jamie.]

hmmm, i think its similar to..... the php skinning tut halting made on techtuts

where it grabbed the skin from url like :

index1.php?skin=green << so basically that wud be summin like

index1.php?User=Jamie.
i dno ask halting he may no :)

[Dentafrice1]

Someone already said that.. if you would read the posts..


its a folder with a filename in it.. you dont go to the filename at all it goes to a fake gif file

[nets]

Just have this in a .htaccess file in your directory:

ErrorDocument 404 /index.php

& have index.php using php self to get the data you want.


I am
ERM? Lol