<?php
// This function will take $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] and build a breadcrumb based on the user's current path
function getBreadcrumbs($separator = ' » ', $home = 'Home') {
// This gets the REQUEST_URI (/path/to/file.php), splits the string (using '/') into an array,
$current_segments = explode('/', parse_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], PHP_URL_PATH));
//filters out any empty value
$path = array_filter($current_segments);
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// This will build our "base URL" ... Also accounts for HTTPS :)
$base = 'http://'.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].'/';
// Initialize breadcrumbs.(starting with our home page)
$breadcrumbs = Array("<a href=\"$base\">$home</a>");
// Find out the index for the last value in our path array
$array_keys = (array_keys($path));
$last = end($array_keys);
// Build the rest of the breadcrumbs
foreach ($path AS $x => $crumb) {
// Our "title" is the text that will be displayed (strip out .php and turn '_' into a space)
$title = ucwords(str_replace(Array('.php', '_'), Array('', ' '), $crumb));
// If not on the last index,display an <a> tag
if ($x != $last)
$breadcrumbs[] = "<a href=\"$base$crumb\">$title</a>";
// Otherwise, display the title
else
$breadcrumbs[] = $title;
}
// Build array (pieces of bread) into one big string
return implode($separator, $breadcrumbs);
}
?>
<p><?= getBreadcrumbs(' > ') ?></p>