Practical Web Data Patterns

Route Matches

Match a path to a handler label.

Route Matches

route_match.php 
<?php
$path = ;
$handler = "not_found";

if ($path === "/users") {
    $handler = "users_index";
} elseif ($path === "/health") {
    $handler = "health_check";
}

echo "path=" . $path . "\n";
echo "handler=" . $handler . "\n";

<?php
$path = ;
$handler = "not_found";

if ($path === "/users") {
    $handler = "users_index";
} elseif ($path === "/health") {
    $handler = "health_check";
}

echo "path=" . $path . "\n";
echo "handler=" . $handler . "\n";

<?php
$path = ;
$handler = "not_found";

if ($path === "/users") {
    $handler = "users_index";
} elseif ($path === "/health") {
    $handler = "health_check";
}

echo "path=" . $path . "\n";
echo "handler=" . $handler . "\n";
route-match A small router maps a path to a handler. The lesson uses fixed path strings instead of a live server request.