How do I parse a URL in PHP?
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/276516/parsing-domain-from-url-in-php">Parsing Domain From URL In PHP</a>  </p>
</blockquote>



<p>how do i get </p>

<pre><code>http://localhost/
</code></pre>

<p>from </p>

<pre><code>http://localhost/something/
</code></pre>

<p>using php </p>

<p>I tried</p>

<pre><code>    $base  = strtok($url, '/');
</code></pre>
