- parse_url: documentation ( source)
<?php
$url = 'http://www.w3resource.com/php-exercises/php-basic-exercises.php#sthash.GsJz7zMm.dpuf';
$url = parse_url($url);
echo "Scheme: ".$url['scheme'] . "<br>";
echo "Host: " . $url['host']. "<br>";
echo "Path: " . $url['path']. "<br>";
?>