Request

• Request data
  • Query string, post data and parsed body
  • Raw request body
• Cookies
• Headers
• Files
• Server information
• Request information

The request class provides an object oriented interface to global variables such as $_GET, $_POST, $_FILES, $_COOKIE and $_SERVER as well as easy access to other useful request information.

Accessing data

Query string, post data and parsed body

The getQuery method returns a parameter collection containing query string data.

$queryString = $this->request->getQuery();

The get method of the parameter collection returns the value of a parameter and null if it doesn't exist.

$value = $queryString->get('foo');

// You can also specify a custom default return value

$value = $queryString->get('foo', false);

The getPost method returns a parameter collection containing post data.

// Get all post data

$post = $this->request->getPost();

The getBody method returns a parameter collection containing data from a parsed request body. The method currently supports application/x-www-form-urlencoded and application/json request bodies.

$body = $this->request->getBody();

The getData method returns a parameter collection containing the data corresponding to the request method (query string for GET requests, post data or a parsed body for POST requests and the parsed body for any other type of request).

$data = $this->request->getData();

The parameter collections also includes the following methods in addition to the ones shown in the examples above.

Raw request body

The getRawBody() method returns the raw request body as a string.

$body = $this->request->getRawBody();

The getRawBodyAsStream method returns the raw request body as a stream. This can be useful if you want to minimize the memory footprint of your application while handling large request bodies.

$body = $this->request->getRawBodyAsStream();

$storageStream = fopen($this->app->getPath() . '/storage/uploads/' . $fileName, 'w');

$filesize = stream_copy_to_stream($body, $storageStream);

Cookies

The getCookies method returns a cookie collection that allows to you access both signed and unsigned cookies.

$cookies = $this->request->getCookies();

The get method of the cookie collection returns the value of a cookie and null if it doesn't exist.

$value = $cookies->get('foobar');

// You can also define a custom default return value

$value = $cookies->get('foobar', false);

If you want to read a signed cookie then you'll have to use the getSigned method. The benefit of using signed cookies is that they can't be tampered with on the client side.

The cookie collection also includes the following methods in addition to the ones shown in the examples above.

Headers

The getHeaders method returns a header collection.

$headers = $this->request->getHeaders();

The get method of the header collection returns the value of the header an null it it isn't set.

$value = $headers->get('content-type');

// You can also define a custom default return value

$value = $headers->get('content-type', 'text/plain');

The getAcceptableContentTypes method of the header collection returns an array of acceptable content types in descending order of preference.

$contentTypes = $headers->getAcceptableContentTypes();

The getAcceptableLanguages method of the header collection returns an array of acceptable languages in descending order of preference.

$languages = $headers->getAcceptableLanguages();

The getAcceptableCharsets method of the header collection returns an array of acceptable character sets in descending order of preference.

$charsets = $headers->getAcceptableCharsets();

The getAcceptableEncodings method of the header collection returns an array of acceptable encodings in descending order of preference.

$charsets = $headers->getAcceptableEncodings();

The header collection also includes the following methods in addition to the ones shown in the examples above.

Files

The getFiles method returns a file collection that extends the parameter collection.

$files = $this->request->getFiles();

The get method of the file collection returns a UploadedFile instance or null if the file doesn't exist.

$file = $files->get('myfile');

// If you're fetching a file from a multi upload then you'll have to include the key as well

$file = $files->get('myfile.0');

The UploadedFile class extends the FileInfo class with the following methods.

The values reported by the client should not be trusted (e.g. use the getSize method to retrieve the actual filesize).

Server information

The getServer method returns a collection that extends the parameter collection.

$server = $this->request->getServer();

Request information

The getContentType method returns the content type of the request body.

$contentType = $this->request->getContentType();

The getReferrer method returns the address that referred the client to the current resource or null if there is no referrer.

// Returns the referrer if there is one and "null" if not

$referrer = $this->request->getReferrer();

// Returns the referrer if there is one and the URL to the 'home' route if there isn't one

$referrer = $this->request->getReferrer($this->urlBuilder->toRoute('home'));

The getIp method returns IP of the client that made the request.

$ip = $this->request->getIp();

The isAjax method returns true if the request was made using AJAX and false if not.

$isAjax = $this->request->isAjax();

The isSecure method returns true if the request was made using HTTPS and false if not.

$isSecure = $this->request->isSecure();

The isSafe method returns true if the request method used is considered safe and false if not. The methods that are considered safe are GET, HEAD, OPTIONS and TRACE.

$isSafe = $this->request->isSafe();

The isCacheable method returns true if the request method used is considered cacheable and false if not. The methods that are considered cacheable are GET and HEAD.

$isCacheable = $this->request->isCacheable();

The isIdempotent method returns true if the request method used is considered idempotent and false if not. The methods that are considered idempotent are DELETE, GET, HEAD, OPTIONS, PUT and TRACE.

$isIdempotent = $this->request->isIdempotent();

The getBasePath method returns the base path of the request. A request to http://example.org/foo/index.php will return /foo while a request to http://example.org/index.php will return an empty string.

$basePath = $this->request->getBasePath();

The getBaseURL method returns the base URL of the request. A request to http://example.org/foo/bar will return http://example.org.

$baseURL = $this->request->getBaseURL();

The getPath method will return the request path. A request to http://example.org/index.php/foo/bar or http://example.org/foo/bar will return /foo/bar.

$path = $this->request->getPath();

The getLanguage method returns the request language (see the app/config/application.php config file for more information).

$language = $this->request->getLanguage();

The getLanguagePrefix method returns the language prefix (see the app/config/application.php config file for more information).

$languagePrefix = $this->request->getLanguagePrefix();

The getMethod method returns the request method used to access the resource.

$method = $this->request->getMethod();

The getRealMethod method returns the real request method used to access the resource.

$method = $this->request->getRealMethod();

The isFaked method returns true if the request method method has been faked and false if not.

$isFaked = $this->request->isFaked();

The getUsername method returns a basic HTTP authentication username of null if it isn't set.

$username = $this->request->getUsername();

The getPassword method returns a basic HTTP authentication password of null if it isn't set.

$password = $this->request->getPassword();

The getRoute method returns the route that matched the request.

$route = $this->request->getRoute();