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Syntax problem?

I have this chunk of code:

<?php
if (empty($unsub)) {

	$unsub = $this->Html->url(array(
		'controller' => 'things',
		'action' => 'unsubscribe',
		"[\$base64([\$address])]",
		"[-MAILINGID-]"
	), true);

	$unsub = rawurldecode($unsub);

} ?>

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Basically, it is supposed to build a link so that a user can unsubscribe from an email but it does not do that correctly. This is what it builds:

http://mysite.com/unsubscribe/[$base64([$address])]/[-MAILINGID-]/newsletter/[-LIST_ID-]

I am thinking the problem may be fixed with something like this:

<?php
if (empty($unsub)) {

	$unsub = $this->Html->url(array(
		'controller' => 'things',
		'action' => 'unsubscribe',
		"[" . base64($address) . "]",
		"[-MAILINGID-]"
	), true);

	$unsub = rawurldecode($unsub);

} ?>

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But that seems to break my local. the page won't load. Is there something wrong with my syntax?

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SStory

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Lukasz Chmielewski

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Lukasz Chmielewski

Where did you get this piece of code from ?

Larry Vollmer

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It's an internal intranet app - I am trying to get more info so I can be more help for you guys.

Roads - that solution also renders a not found page.

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Larry Vollmer

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Slick - that is correct - those options are replaced with actual values that eventually lead to a user unsubscribing from an email list.

Member_2_248744

OK, I have seen this sort of parser replacement of place holders in all sorts PHP "one size fits all" set-ups, but you do not say what the $this->Html->url( ) function-method does? Surely you have the code for that function-method, since you show us the code from the CLASS that uses the Html CLASS which has that method, I would think that the url( ) method is the one that uses the array input to to put values into [-MAILINGID-] and [-LIST_ID-], it seems to place 'unsubscribe' into the [-ACTION-] placeholder ?
Can you show us the code for the $this->Html->url( ) method? I do not have any info to give any more help?

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Larry Vollmer

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THanks to all for feedback, a combination of everyone's responses led me in the right direction, so points awarded to all.