Getting controller name and action name from url

Question

I'm searching for an easy way to "translate" url strings into arrays of controller/action name pairs.

example1:

/users/

should return

array('controller'=>'users','action'=>'index')

example2:

/admin/users/view/23

should return

array('controller'=>'users','action'=>'admin_view')

example3:

should return

array('controller'=>'pages','action'=>'home')

What's wrong with $this->params in the controller or in which other situation do you want to use this? — deceze
– deceze ♦, Commented Aug 20, 2010 at 8:54

benjamin · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-28 19:36:07Z

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E.g.:

 <?php debug(Router::parse('/admin/users/index')) ?>

It is not exactly what you described, but chances are that this format is even better for further use, if you "stay" in cake.

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answered Aug 20, 2010 at 12:05

benjamin

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