how to parse a URL

[jaapoost]

I'm looking for the solution to this problem:

I want to be able to check on which page (or parent) i am by looking at the current url via php.

My urls look like this:

http://www.adomain.com/parent/stuff-behind-parent
or
http://www.adomain.com/parent/stuff-...-parents-child
and of course the homepage which is
http://www.adomain.com/

Now I want to parse the url and being left with only the parent name so I can use this in a switch. The parent is the only thing I need to know since this is the main menu...

$current_url should be parsed to just the name... or something like that
I'm now so far:

PHP Code:

    $port = ($_SERVER["SERVER_PORT"] == "80") ? ""
        : (":".$_SERVER["SERVER_PORT"]);
    $current_url = $port.$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];

switch ($current_url) {
    case '/':
        echo "Home";
        break;
    case '/parent1':
        echo "Parent1";
        break;
    case '/parent2':
        echo "Parent2";
        break;
} 


Hopefully somebody can help.

[abduraooft]

PHP Code:

$req=explode('/',$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
print_r($req);
switch($req[1]){
 
} 


[jaapoost]

works like a charm! Cheers!