reading the full URL [resolved]

[Acidic]

How can PHP read whether the URL startes with "http://" or "https://"?

I did a search and found this:
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...ighlight=https
which said I should try this:

echo $_SERVER['HTTPS']; 

But I get this error:

Notice: Undefined index: HTTPS in c:\mina dokument\icefire security\test.php on line 2

[The Hobo]

I've never heard of $_SERVER['HTTPS'], and it's not in my manual. It gives you that notice because that variable is not defined.

Give this a try:

$_SERVER['SERVER_PROTOCOL'];

I'm not sure how to test it to see what it returns when you access it with https, but it might be what you're looking for.

[The Hobo]

I just found this in the comments of the manual:

I find that to tell whether a script is running under http:// or https:// I need to check and see if $_SERVER['HTTPS'] is set. FreeBSD 4.8, Apache.

So maybe it is something. Try:

if (isset($_SERVER['HTTPS'])) {
    echo 'I was accessed via HTTPS.';
} else {
    echo 'I was accessed via HTTP.';
}

[techgnome]

($_SEVER

SEVER or SERVER?



Tg

[The Hobo]

Originally posted by techgnome
SEVER or SERVER?



Tg

You're not a hardcore PHP programmer if you've never used the $_SEVER variable.

[CornedBee]

SEVER? It's SEWER you $&@(% N00B!!!

[techgnome]

Originally posted by CornedBee
SEVER? It's SEWER you $&@(% N00B!!!

OH, but of COURSE it is..... Geeez, no wonder it wouldn't work for me.

TG

[Acidic]

OK. This works perfectly:

<?
if (isset($_SERVER['HTTPS'])) {
    echo 'I was accessed via HTTPS.';
} else {
    echo 'I was accessed via HTTP.';
}
?>

Thank you so much.

Since I'm not uber PHP coder I think i'll stick to SERVER for now.