Removing characters after last alpha character (if exist) in url in PHP
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I'm redoing a website and on this website there are two types of URL such as:
http://www.example.com/category/subcategory/one-friend-url-040569485.php
http://www.example.com/category/subcategory/one-friend-url.php
I need to get only one-friend-url without the extension .php or -040569485.php in any of the above situations, so I can submit the one-friend-url to be searched in mySQL.
So if the URL does not have a -040569485.php it just removes the .php extension, otherwise removes the -040569485.php from the URL.
What would be the best way to do this (php, regex or .htaccess)?
php regex .htaccess
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I'm redoing a website and on this website there are two types of URL such as:
http://www.example.com/category/subcategory/one-friend-url-040569485.php
http://www.example.com/category/subcategory/one-friend-url.php
I need to get only one-friend-url without the extension .php or -040569485.php in any of the above situations, so I can submit the one-friend-url to be searched in mySQL.
So if the URL does not have a -040569485.php it just removes the .php extension, otherwise removes the -040569485.php from the URL.
What would be the best way to do this (php, regex or .htaccess)?
php regex .htaccess
edited Nov 8 at 23:27
MrWhite
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asked Nov 8 at 22:09
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I'm redoing a website and on this website there are two types of URL such as:
http://www.example.com/category/subcategory/one-friend-url-040569485.php
http://www.example.com/category/subcategory/one-friend-url.php
I need to get only one-friend-url without the extension .php or -040569485.php in any of the above situations, so I can submit the one-friend-url to be searched in mySQL.
So if the URL does not have a -040569485.php it just removes the .php extension, otherwise removes the -040569485.php from the URL.
What would be the best way to do this (php, regex or .htaccess)?
php regex .htaccess
edited Nov 8 at 23:27
MrWhite
11.9k33059
asked Nov 8 at 22:09
Web User
1305
I'm redoing a website and on this website there are two types of URL such as:
http://www.example.com/category/subcategory/one-friend-url-040569485.php
http://www.example.com/category/subcategory/one-friend-url.php
I need to get only one-friend-url without the extension .php or -040569485.php in any of the above situations, so I can submit the one-friend-url to be searched in mySQL.
So if the URL does not have a -040569485.php it just removes the .php extension, otherwise removes the -040569485.php from the URL.
What would be the best way to do this (php, regex or .htaccess)?
php regex .htaccess
php regex .htaccess
edited Nov 8 at 23:27
MrWhite
11.9k33059
asked Nov 8 at 22:09
Web User
1305
edited Nov 8 at 23:27
MrWhite
11.9k33059
asked Nov 8 at 22:09
Web User
1305
edited Nov 8 at 23:27
MrWhite
11.9k33059
edited Nov 8 at 23:27
MrWhite
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edited Nov 8 at 23:27
MrWhite
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asked Nov 8 at 22:09
Web User
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Can you try the regex if you need it in the format between "subcategory/" and ".php" with the numbers as optional
"subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?).php"
answered Nov 8 at 22:49
Ashok KS
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It worked perfectly, just had to add a "" escape delimiter: "subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?).php". When testing I came across a third possible URL, which could come without the ".php" extension previously removed by the htacess, in which case it would then have to leave the ".php" extension as optional. The final regex looks like this:"subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?)?(.php)?$"
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1 Answer
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Can you try the regex if you need it in the format between "subcategory/" and ".php" with the numbers as optional
"subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?).php"
answered Nov 8 at 22:49
Ashok KS
203214
It worked perfectly, just had to add a "" escape delimiter: "subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?).php". When testing I came across a third possible URL, which could come without the ".php" extension previously removed by the htacess, in which case it would then have to leave the ".php" extension as optional. The final regex looks like this:"subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?)?(.php)?$"
– Web User
Nov 9 at 7:22
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Can you try the regex if you need it in the format between "subcategory/" and ".php" with the numbers as optional
"subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?).php"
answered Nov 8 at 22:49
Ashok KS
203214
It worked perfectly, just had to add a "" escape delimiter: "subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?).php". When testing I came across a third possible URL, which could come without the ".php" extension previously removed by the htacess, in which case it would then have to leave the ".php" extension as optional. The final regex looks like this:"subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?)?(.php)?$"
– Web User
Nov 9 at 7:22
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up vote
1
down vote
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up vote
1
down vote
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Can you try the regex if you need it in the format between "subcategory/" and ".php" with the numbers as optional
"subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?).php"
answered Nov 8 at 22:49
Ashok KS
203214
Can you try the regex if you need it in the format between "subcategory/" and ".php" with the numbers as optional
"subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?).php"
answered Nov 8 at 22:49
Ashok KS
203214
edited Nov 8 at 23:06
answered Nov 8 at 22:49
Ashok KS
203214
answered Nov 8 at 22:49
Ashok KS
203214
answered Nov 8 at 22:49
Ashok KS
203214
203214
It worked perfectly, just had to add a "" escape delimiter: "subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?).php". When testing I came across a third possible URL, which could come without the ".php" extension previously removed by the htacess, in which case it would then have to leave the ".php" extension as optional. The final regex looks like this:"subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?)?(.php)?$"
– Web User
Nov 9 at 7:22
add a comment |
It worked perfectly, just had to add a "" escape delimiter: "subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?).php". When testing I came across a third possible URL, which could come without the ".php" extension previously removed by the htacess, in which case it would then have to leave the ".php" extension as optional. The final regex looks like this:"subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?)?(.php)?$"
– Web User
Nov 9 at 7:22
It worked perfectly, just had to add a "" escape delimiter: "subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?).php". When testing I came across a third possible URL, which could come without the ".php" extension previously removed by the htacess, in which case it would then have to leave the ".php" extension as optional. The final regex looks like this:"subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?)?(.php)?$"
– Web User
Nov 9 at 7:22
It worked perfectly, just had to add a "" escape delimiter: "subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?).php". When testing I came across a third possible URL, which could come without the ".php" extension previously removed by the htacess, in which case it would then have to leave the ".php" extension as optional. The final regex looks like this:"subcategory/(.*?)(?:-?d*?)?(.php)?$"
– Web User
Nov 9 at 7:22
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