How to pass an URL as a query string?

Question

I'm trying to pass an url to a controller.

http://something/index.php/api/http%3A%2F%2Fengadget.com

I get 404 Not Found error.

My route

Route::any("/api/{url}", "ApiController@parse");

How do I configure a route or controller to make it work?

Anujan · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-18 03:24:49Z

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Route::any("/api/(:all)", "ApiController@parse");

You use (:all) to catch the rest of the URI

answered May 18, 2013 at 3:24

Anujan

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Nope, doesn't work. As I mentioned, it's not even hitting the route. I get 404 not found.

beside that, {url} or {anystringhere} is completely valid as far as I know.

If you're using Laravel 3, it should be api@parse instead. You used both tags so I'm not sure if you're using L3 or L4.

Juni Samos De Espinosa · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-19 02:22:20Z

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How about without the / in front of "api"?

answered May 19, 2013 at 2:22

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