Using PHP filename as argument for the file itself

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Yesterday I was wondering about the possibility to use, in PHP, a file's name as argument for the file itself... Basically, I've a file named "file.php", and whenever, through the browser, I request any file i.e. "test1.php", I call the file "file.php" passing as argument the name of the previous file. Is possible to do something like this?

<Files *.php>
    //I call the "anotherpath/file.php" file passing as argument the filename of the file called before
    //i.e. Call anotherpath/file.php?arg=filename of the "virtual" file
</Files>

"test1.php" (which isn't even in the server) calls "anotherpath/file.php", and this one can access the "test1" string. Thanks in advance!

I'd setup a query ?q=any that takes you to file.php and add a rewrite rule in .htaccess. I wouldn't keep the .php extension tho. — elclanrs
– elclanrs, Commented Jul 20, 2013 at 8:09
Doesn't this become available under $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']? — Ja͢ck
– Ja͢ck, Commented Jul 20, 2013 at 8:35

user2286243 · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-20 08:25:41Z

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Create a .htaccess file in the root directory and add this code to it.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]

Now, this will redirect all requests to index.php. Now, in index.php add this code,

<?php
    echo $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ;
?>

This will print the requested URL into web browser.

answered Jul 20, 2013 at 8:25

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Ash Burlaczenko · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-20 08:12:29Z

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Instead on using rules, another option is to store the last page in the session. Something like;

$lastpage = $_SESSION['LastPage'];
$_SESSION['LastPage'] = 'this page.php';

answered Jul 20, 2013 at 8:12

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deviloper · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-20 08:23:49Z

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send the file name in url:

<a href="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'].'?p=page1';?>" >page1</a>
<a href="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'].'?p=page2';?>" >page2</a>
<div id="main-content" >
  <?php
    if(isset($_GET['p']))
      $page = $_GET['p'].".php";
    else
      $page = "default.php"
    include($page);
</div>

answered Jul 20, 2013 at 8:23

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