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PHP function chopOffLastDir()

Submitted by alanhogan on July 21, 2006 - 5:07pm. | | | | | |

I wrote this funtion to help avoid 404 errors when a user asks for something like /my/site/section/doesntexist/. I use it to help bump users “up” to /my/site/section/. Feel free to use/modify/share it; I'm making it public domain.

[coolcode lang="php" download="chopOffLastDir.php"] [/coolcode]
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Submitted by alanhogan on July 21, 2007 - 7:37pm.

I would like to point out the basename() function of PHP has a similar purpose. However this one may be useful for very simple CMSs.

Alan J. Hogan

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