Get page name in php

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I've a file called demo.php where I don't have any GET variables in the URL, so if I want to hide a button if am on this page I can't use something like this:

if($_GET['name'] == 'value') {
  //Hide
} else {
  //show
}

So I want something like

$filename = //get file name
if($filename == 'file_name.php') {
  //Hide
} else {
  //show
}

I don't want to declare unnecessary GET variables just for doing this...

Samuel Liew♦

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asked Oct 23, 2012 at 14:36

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You can use basename() and $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] to get current page file name

echo basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']); /* Returns The Current PHP File Name */

answered Oct 23, 2012 at 14:37

Mr. AlienMr. Alien

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$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]; will give you the current filename and its path, but basename(__FILE__) should give you the filename that it is called from.

So

if(basename(__FILE__) == 'file_name.php') {
  //Hide
} else {
  //show
}

should do it.

answered Oct 23, 2012 at 14:42

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To get the current page URL, PHP provides a superglobal variable $_SERVER. The $_SERVER is a built-in variable of PHP, which is used to get the current page URL. It is a superglobal variable, means it is always available in all scope.

If we want the full URL of the page, then we'll need to check the protocol (or scheme name), whether it is https or http. See the example below:

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Note: The isset() function is used here to check whether HTTPS is enabled or not. It checks whether a variable exists or not.

Or, we can also get the full URL of current page using another way given in the next example.

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To get only name of the current page opened at browser, see the below example:

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Answer: Use the PHP $_SERVER Superglobal Variable

You can use the $_SERVER built-in variable to get the current page URL in PHP. The $_SERVER is a superglobal variable, which means it is always available in all scopes.

Also if you want full URL of the page you'll need to check the scheme name (or protocol), whether it is http or https. Let's take a look at an example to understand how it works:

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