Question

I have a URL like http://example.com/size/large/color/red. How can I convert the URL into an associate array so that I end up with:

$my_array("size" => "large", "color" => "red");

Bear in mind, that the URL could look like http://example.com/color/red/size/large/type/round. So basically, the keys and values could be anything. But they key will always be followed by the value.

Answer 1

$url = 'http://example.com/size/large/color/red';

$path = trim(parse_url($url, PHP_URL_PATH), '/');
$path_chunks = preg_split('/\/+/', $path);

$arr = array();

for($i = 0, $count = count($path_chunks); $i < $count; $i += 2)
{
   $arr[$path_chunks[$i]] = $path_chunks[$i + 1];
}