Get the Current URL of Page with PHP

Get the Current URL of Page with PHP

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Outdated: This snippet hardcodes http:// and does not account for HTTPS. In modern PHP, check $_SERVER['HTTPS'] or use a framework's request abstraction to get the full URL reliably.

Get the Current URL of Page with PHP

This simple snippet of code will help you get the full URL of the currently viewed page.

function getUrl(){ $domain = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']; $url = "http://" . $domain . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']; return $url; }

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