good catch, i guess i love php so much i just expect it to know what i want it to do!
-js John W. Holmes wrote: > substr(basename($url), 0, strrpos($url,'.')-1); > > note the '.' > > :) > > ---John Holmes... > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Jonathan Sharp [mailto:js-lists@;sharpmedia.net] >>Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 10:50 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Cc: 'Charles Wiltgen'; 'List ? PHP General' >>Subject: Re: [PHP] Trivial newbie regex question >> >>but my way is so pretty! i mean, who cares if it doesn't work > > 'exactly' > >>as you want, we're going for the ballpark solution right??? >> >>fine... >>substr(basename($url), 0, strrpos($url)-1); >> >>(note the strRpos) >> >>-js >> >> >>John W. Holmes wrote: >> >>>He wants just "index" though, instead of "index.html" >>> >>>You can do it a variety of ways. You can use basename() like >> > Jonathan > >>>said, and just strip off the last 5 characters using substr(). >>> >>>Or you can use either of the following two regular expressions. >>> >>>preg_match('~/([^/]*)\.html$~', $source, $dest); >>>ereg('/([^/]*)\.html$',$source,$dest); >>> >>>---John Holmes... >>> >>> >>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: Jonathan Sharp [mailto:js-lists@;sharpmedia.net] >>>>Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 10:34 PM >>>>To: Charles Wiltgen >>>>Cc: List ˆ PHP General >>>>Subject: Re: [PHP] Trivial newbie regex question >>>> >>>>try basename('http://www.domain.com/stuff/index.html'); >>>> >>>>-js >>>> >>>> >>>>Charles Wiltgen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>Hello, >>>>> >>>>>I just want to get the "index" part of >>>> > "http://www.domain.com/stuff/ > >>>>>index.html". >>>>> >>>>>I'm trying to figure out this regex stuff, but it hasn't yet >>>> >>>clicked. >>> >>> >>>>>Here's my best guess: >>>>> >>>>> ereg('?/(*)\.html$', $source, $dest); >>>>> >>>>>To me -- and please be gentle -- this means, "Starting with the >>>> >>>forward >>> >>> >>>>>slash closest to the end of $source, capture whatever comes after >>>> > it > >>>and >>> >>> >>>>>before '.html', and put it in $dest." Obviously not correct, but >>>> >>>I've >>> >>> >>>>spent >>>> >>>> >>>>>an embarrassing amount of time feel stupid. Help? >>>>> >>>>>-- Charles Wiltgen >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>>>To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
