How do I get the entire current URL from ColdFusion?
For example, if a user is at:
http://sub.mysite.com/some
Is there no easy way of getting this out of ColdFusion? I would think there would be a variable I could reference to just pull this out.
Also, I’m a bit afraid of using the CGI Variables SERVER_NAME, HTTP_HOST, QUERY_STRING, and SCRIPT_NAME because I’m wondering if old browsers won’t be using these sort of parameters!?!?
Also, anyone have such a script available that builds the full URL for me again?
Andrew
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Yes, that works, here it is:
<cfoutput>
http://#cgi.server_name##c
</cfoutput>
There is no other way to get the url other than CGI variables with the native Coldfusion languages. You can probably do it with Java, etc, but these all point to the same thing. server_name, script_name, and query_string are created by the server and not passed by the client. Hope that helps.
>> server_name, script_name, and query_string are created by the server and not passed by the client
Yes, that definately helps. I did not want to use a method that did not work.
and to properly do this I had to add
<cfset myurl = "http://#cgi.server_name##
<cfif cgi.query_string NEQ "">
<cfset myurl = "#myurl#?#cgi.query_string
</cfif>
Thanks for the help. I knew this could be done, just did not know if it was feasable. Since these variables are set by the server, I guess there is no problem or chance of these variables not working.
Andrew
No problem! Here is a documentation on cgi variables, it tells you the cgi variables sent by the browser, and the ones set by the server:
http://livedocs.macromedia
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by: ShytKickerPosted on 2005-10-18 at 20:32:02ID: 15113276
Yes, use cgi variables. Do not be afraid, any cgi variable that doesn't start with "http_" prefix, is passed by the server and not the client (browser). But cgi variables that do start with http_ are passed by the client, those are the ones you shouldn't use. I believe you can do this:
#cgi.server_name##cgi.scri
I'll verify that for you in a second.