- parse_url: documentation ( source)
<?php $url = 'http://www.w3resource.com/php-exercises/php-basic-exercises.php';
$url=parse_url($url);
echo 'Scheme : '.$url['scheme'].'<br />';
echo 'Host : '.$url['host'].'<br />';
echo 'Path : '.$url['path'].'<br />';