[RESOLVED] Best way to parse URLs for GET variables?

I've been searching but cannot find an answer (only how to use $_GET[]).

Basically I have a log file of hundreds of URLs. Each URL has many GET variables. How can I extract the contents of those variables without being on that page?

For instance, let's say I have the following URL in a log file:

PHP Code:

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http://vbforums.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=27 


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Let's say the next URL looks like this:

PHP Code:

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http://vbforums.com/newthread.php?f=27&do=newthread 


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Now to newthread.php, they mean the samething. It passes the f and do variables with the contents of 27 and newthread. But how do I get the contents of those variables reliably from a completely different page with only the URL given to me?

(In case anyone was wondering, I'm parsing through a Google-Mini server's logs and need to extract contents out of URLs)

have you looked at parse_url()?

With a little hacking you can also modify this function which splits the query string into its name/variable pairs.

http://www.vbforums.com/showpost.php...20&postcount=5

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Originally Posted by john tindell

have you looked at parse_url()?

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Perfect, thanks!