get currentl url via php?

[jake66]

i use htaccess to rewrite my query-stringed url's into /category/page.html, etc.

so doing a simple PHP_SELF call will produce only the filename and not the *actual* url.

i would like to display whatever the url is, that the user currently has in their address bar (less any possible session id's that may be peeking around)

is this possible via php?

[coopster]

The $_SERVER superglobal is a good place to start. Try dumping that to your screen and you will be able to see what is available. I'm guessing if your browser's address bar says, "http://example.com/category/page.html", then $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] will contain the same.

[jake66]

thank you!
$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] did the trick :)

[coopster]

Sure, and don't forget that variable is user-supplied input, so you may need to scrub it before using it, depending on how you use it. strip_tags() [php.net] is one edit that comes to mind ...