Class ServerRequest

A class that helps wrap Request information and particulars about a single request. Provides methods commonly used to introspect on the request headers and request body.

Cake\Http\ServerRequest implements ArrayAccess, Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface
Namespace: Cake\Http
Location: Http/ServerRequest.php

Properties summary

  • $_detectorCache protected
    array
    Instance cache for results of is(something) calls
  • $_detectors protected static
    array
    The built in detectors used with is() can be modified with addDetector().
  • $_environment protected
    array
    Array of environment data.
  • $_input protected
    string
    Contents of php://input
  • $attributes protected
    array
    Store the additional attributes attached to the request.
  • $base public
    string
    Base URL path.
  • $cookies public
    array
    Array of cookie data.
  • $data public
    array

    Array of POST data. Will contain form data as well as uploaded files. In PUT/PATCH/DELETE requests this property will contain the form-urlencoded data.

  • array
    A list of propertes that emulated by the PSR7 attribute methods.
  • $here public
    string
    The full address to the current request
  • $params public
    array
    Array of parameters parsed from the URL.
  • $protocol protected
    string|null
    The HTTP protocol version used.
  • $query public
    array
    Array of query string arguments
  • $requestTarget protected
    string|null
    The request target if overridden
  • $session protected
    Instance of a Session object relative to this request
  • $stream protected
    Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface
    Request body stream. Contains php://input unless input constructor option is used.
  • $trustProxy public
    boolean

    Whether or not to trust HTTP_X headers set by most load balancers. Only set to true if your application runs behind load balancers/proxies that you control.

  • $uploadedFiles protected
    array
    Array of Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface objects.
  • $uri protected
    Psr\Http\Message\UriInterface
    Uri instance
  • $url public
    string
    The URL string used for the request.
  • $webroot public
    string
    webroot path segment for the request.

Method Summary

  • __call() public
    Missing method handler, handles wrapping older style isAjax() type methods
  • __construct() public
    Create a new request object.
  • __get() public
    Magic get method allows access to parsed routing parameters directly on the object.
  • __isset() public

    Magic isset method allows isset/empty checks on routing parameters.

  • Detects if a specific accept header is present.
  • Create an UploadedFile instance from a $_FILES array.
  • Detects if a specific environment variable is present.
  • _headerDetector() protected
    Detects if a specific header is present.
  • _is() protected
    Worker for the public is() function
  • Normalize an array of file specifications.
  • _paramDetector() protected
    Detects if a specific request parameter is present.
  • Parse Accept* headers with qualifier options.
  • _processFiles() protected
    Process uploaded files and move things onto the post data.
  • _processGet() protected
    Process the GET parameters and move things into the object.
  • _processPost() protected

    Sets the REQUEST_METHOD environment variable based on the simulated _method HTTP override value. The 'ORIGINAL_REQUEST_METHOD' is also preserved, if you want the read the non-simulated HTTP method the client used.

  • _readInput() protected
    Read data from php://input, mocked in tests.
  • _setConfig() protected
    Process the config/settings data into properties.
  • Get the languages accepted by the client, or check if a specific language is accepted.
  • accepts() public

    Find out which content types the client accepts or check if they accept a particular type of content.

  • addDetector() public static

    Add a new detector to the list of detectors that a request can use. There are several different formats and types of detectors that can be set.

  • addParams() public

    Add parameters to the request's parsed parameter set. This will overwrite any existing parameters. This modifies the parameters available through $request->getParam().

  • addPaths() public

    Add paths to the requests' paths vars. This will overwrite any existing paths. Provides an easy way to modify, here, webroot and base.

  • allowMethod() public

    Allow only certain HTTP request methods, if the request method does not match a 405 error will be shown and the required "Allow" response header will be set.

  • Clears the instance detector cache, used by the is() function
  • clientIp() public
    Get the IP the client is using, or says they are using.
  • contentType() public
    Get the content type used in this request.
  • cookie() public
    Read cookie data from the request's cookie data.
  • createFromGlobals() public static
    Wrapper method to create a new request from PHP superglobals.
  • data() public

    Provides a read/write accessor for $this->data. Allows you to use a syntax similar to Cake\Model\Datasource\Session for reading post data.

  • domain() public
    Get the domain name and include $tldLength segments of the tld.
  • env() public

    Get/Set value from the request's environment data. Fallback to using env() if key not set in $environment property.

  • Read an attribute from the request, or get the default
  • Get all the attributes in the request.
  • getBody() public
    Gets the body of the message.
  • getCookie() public
    Read cookie data from the request's cookie data.
  • Get a cookie collection based on the request's cookies
  • Get all the cookie data from the request.
  • getData() public

    Provides a safe accessor for request data. Allows you to use Hash::get() compatible paths.

  • getEnv() public

    Get a value from the request's environment data. Fallback to using env() if the key is not set in the $environment property.

  • getHeader() public
    Get a single header from the request.
  • Get a single header as a string from the request.
  • getHeaders() public
    Get all headers in the request.
  • getMethod() public

    Get the HTTP method used for this request. There are a few ways to specify a method.

  • getParam() public
    Safely access the values in $this->params.
  • Get the parsed request body data.
  • Retrieves the HTTP protocol version as a string.
  • getQuery() public
    Read a specific query value or dotted path.
  • Get all the query parameters in accordance to the PSR-7 specifications. To read specific query values use the alternative getQuery() method.

  • Retrieves the request's target.
  • Get all the server environment parameters.
  • getSession() public
    Returns the instance of the Session object for this request
  • Get the uploaded file from a dotted path.
  • Get the array of uploaded files from the request.
  • getUri() public
    Retrieves the URI instance.
  • hasHeader() public
    Check if a header is set in the request.
  • header() public
    Read an HTTP header from the Request information.
  • here() public
    Get the value of the current requests URL. Will include the query string arguments.
  • host() public
    Get the host that the request was handled on.
  • input() public

    Read data from php://input. Useful when interacting with XML or JSON request body content.

  • is() public
    Check whether or not a Request is a certain type.
  • isAll() public
    Check that a request matches all the given types.
  • method() public
    Get the HTTP method used for this request.
  • Normalize a header name into the SERVER version.
  • Array access isset() implementation
  • offsetGet() public
    Array access read implementation
  • offsetSet() public
    Array access write implementation
  • offsetUnset() public
    Array access unset() implementation
  • param() public
    Safely access the values in $this->params.
  • parseAccept() public

    Parse the HTTP_ACCEPT header and return a sorted array with content types as the keys, and pref values as the values.

  • port() public
    Get the port the request was handled on.
  • query() public

    Provides a read accessor for $this->query. Allows you to use a syntax similar to CakeSession for reading URL query data.

  • referer() public
    Returns the referer that referred this request.
  • scheme() public
    Get the current url scheme used for the request.
  • session() public
    Returns the instance of the Session object for this request
  • setInput() public

    Modify data originally from php://input. Useful for altering json/xml data in middleware or DispatcherFilters before it gets to RequestHandlerComponent

  • subdomains() public
    Get the subdomains for a host.
  • Recursively validate uploaded file data.
  • Get a modified request with the provided header.
  • Return an instance with the specified request attribute.
  • withBody() public
    Return an instance with the specified message body.
  • Replace the cookies in the request with those contained in the provided CookieCollection.

  • Replace the cookies and get a new request instance.
  • withData() public
    Update the request with a new request data element.
  • withEnv() public
    Update the request with a new environment data element.
  • withHeader() public
    Get a modified request with the provided header.
  • withMethod() public
    Update the request method and get a new instance.
  • withParam() public
    Update the request with a new routing parameter
  • Update the parsed body and get a new instance.
  • Return an instance with the specified HTTP protocol version.
  • Update the query string data and get a new instance.
  • Create a new instance with a specific request-target.
  • Update the request replacing the files, and creating a new instance.
  • withUri() public
    Return an instance with the specified uri
  • Return an instance without the specified request attribute.
  • Get a modified request without a provided header.

Method Detail

__call()source public

__call( string $name , array $params )

Missing method handler, handles wrapping older style isAjax() type methods

Parameters

string $name
The method called
array $params
Array of parameters for the method call

Returns

mixed

Throws

BadMethodCallException
when an invalid method is called.

__construct()source public

__construct( string|array $config [] )

Create a new request object.

You can supply the data as either an array or as a string. If you use a string you can only supply the URL for the request. Using an array will let you provide the following keys:

  • post POST data or non query string data
  • query Additional data from the query string.
  • files Uploaded file data formatted like $_FILES.
  • cookies Cookies for this request.
  • environment $_SERVER and $_ENV data.
  • ~~url~~ The URL without the base path for the request. This option is deprecated and will be removed in 4.0.0
  • uri The PSR7 UriInterface object. If null, one will be created.
  • base The base URL for the request.
  • webroot The webroot directory for the request.
  • input The data that would come from php://input this is useful for simulating requests with put, patch or delete data.
  • session An instance of a Session object

Parameters

string|array $config optional []

An array of request data to create a request with. The string version of this argument is deprecated and will be removed in 4.0.0

__get()source public

__get( string $name )

Magic get method allows access to parsed routing parameters directly on the object.

Allows access to $this->params['controller'] via $this->controller

Deprecated

3.4.0 Accessing routing parameters through __get will removed in 4.0.0. Use getParam() instead.


Parameters

string $name
The property being accessed.

Returns

mixed
Either the value of the parameter or null.

__isset()source public

__isset( string $name )

Magic isset method allows isset/empty checks on routing parameters.

Deprecated

3.4.0 Accessing routing parameters through __isset will removed in 4.0.0. Use getParam() instead.


Parameters

string $name
The property being accessed.

Returns

boolean
Existence

_acceptHeaderDetector()source protected

_acceptHeaderDetector( array $detect )

Detects if a specific accept header is present.

Parameters

array $detect
Detector options array.

Returns

boolean
Whether or not the request is the type you are checking.

_createUploadedFile()source protected

_createUploadedFile( array $value )

Create an UploadedFile instance from a $_FILES array.

If the value represents an array of values, this method will recursively process the data.

Parameters

array $value
$_FILES struct

Returns

array|Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface

_environmentDetector()source protected

_environmentDetector( array $detect )

Detects if a specific environment variable is present.

Parameters

array $detect
Detector options array.

Returns

boolean
Whether or not the request is the type you are checking.

_headerDetector()source protected

_headerDetector( array $detect )

Detects if a specific header is present.

Parameters

array $detect
Detector options array.

Returns

boolean
Whether or not the request is the type you are checking.

_is()source protected

_is( string|array $type , array $args )

Worker for the public is() function

Parameters

string|array $type

The type of request you want to check. If an array this method will return true if the request matches any type.

array $args
Array of custom detector arguments.

Returns

boolean
Whether or not the request is the type you are checking.

_normalizeNestedFiles()source protected

_normalizeNestedFiles( array $files [] )

Normalize an array of file specifications.

Loops through all nested files and returns a normalized array of UploadedFileInterface instances.

Parameters

array $files optional []
The file data to normalize & convert.

Returns

array
An array of UploadedFileInterface objects.

_paramDetector()source protected

_paramDetector( array $detect )

Detects if a specific request parameter is present.

Parameters

array $detect
Detector options array.

Returns

boolean
Whether or not the request is the type you are checking.

_parseAcceptWithQualifier()source protected

_parseAcceptWithQualifier( string $header )

Parse Accept* headers with qualifier options.

Only qualifiers will be extracted, any other accept extensions will be discarded as they are not frequently used.

Parameters

string $header
Header to parse.

Returns

array

_processFiles()source protected

_processFiles( array $post , array $files )

Process uploaded files and move things onto the post data.

Parameters

array $post
Post data to merge files onto.
array $files
Uploaded files to merge in.

Returns

array
merged post + file data.

_processGet()source protected

_processGet( array $query , string $queryString '' )

Process the GET parameters and move things into the object.

Parameters

array $query
The array to which the parsed keys/values are being added.
string $queryString optional ''
A query string from the URL if provided

Returns

array
An array containing the parsed query string as keys/values.

_processPost()source protected

_processPost( array $data )

Sets the REQUEST_METHOD environment variable based on the simulated _method HTTP override value. The 'ORIGINAL_REQUEST_METHOD' is also preserved, if you want the read the non-simulated HTTP method the client used.

Parameters

array $data
Array of post data.

Returns

array

_readInput()source protected

_readInput( )

Read data from php://input, mocked in tests.

Returns

string
contents of php://input

_setConfig()source protected

_setConfig( array $config )

Process the config/settings data into properties.

Parameters

array $config
The config data to use.

acceptLanguage()source public

acceptLanguage( string|null $language null )

Get the languages accepted by the client, or check if a specific language is accepted.

Get the list of accepted languages:

\Cake\Http\ServerRequest::acceptLanguage(); ```

Check if a specific language is accepted:

\Cake\Http\ServerRequest::acceptLanguage('es-es'); ```

Parameters

string|null $language optional null
The language to test.

Returns

array|boolean
If a $language is provided, a boolean. Otherwise the array of accepted languages.

accepts()source public

accepts( string|null $type null )

Find out which content types the client accepts or check if they accept a particular type of content.

Get all types:

$this->request->accepts();

Check for a single type:

$this->request->accepts('application/json');

This method will order the returned content types by the preference values indicated by the client.

Parameters

string|null $type optional null
The content type to check for. Leave null to get all types a client accepts.

Returns

array|boolean

Either an array of all the types the client accepts or a boolean if they accept the provided type.


addDetector()source public static

addDetector( string $name , callable|array $callable )

Add a new detector to the list of detectors that a request can use. There are several different formats and types of detectors that can be set.

Callback detectors

Callback detectors allow you to provide a callable to handle the check. The callback will receive the request object as its only parameter.

addDetector('custom', function ($request) { //Return a boolean });
addDetector('custom', ['SomeClass', 'somemethod']);

Environment value comparison

An environment value comparison, compares a value fetched from env() to a known value the environment value is equality checked against the provided value.

e.g addDetector('post', ['env' => 'REQUEST_METHOD', 'value' => 'POST'])

Pattern value comparison

Pattern value comparison allows you to compare a value fetched from env() to a regular expression.

addDetector('iphone', ['env' => 'HTTP_USER_AGENT', 'pattern' => '/iPhone/i']);

Option based comparison

Option based comparisons use a list of options to create a regular expression. Subsequent calls to add an already defined options detector will merge the options.

addDetector('mobile', ['env' => 'HTTP_USER_AGENT', 'options' => ['Fennec']]);

Request parameter detectors

Allows for custom detectors on the request parameters.

e.g addDetector('requested', ['param' => 'requested', 'value' => 1]

You can also make parameter detectors that accept multiple values using the options key. This is useful when you want to check if a request parameter is in a list of options.

addDetector('extension', ['param' => 'ext', 'options' => ['pdf', 'csv']]

Parameters

string $name
The name of the detector.
callable|array $callable
A callable or options array for the detector definition.

addParams()source public

addParams( array $params )

Add parameters to the request's parsed parameter set. This will overwrite any existing parameters. This modifies the parameters available through $request->getParam().

Parameters

array $params
Array of parameters to merge in

Returns


$this The current object, you can chain this method.

addPaths()source public

addPaths( array $paths )

Add paths to the requests' paths vars. This will overwrite any existing paths. Provides an easy way to modify, here, webroot and base.

Parameters

array $paths
Array of paths to merge in

Returns


$this The current object, you can chain this method.

allowMethod()source public

allowMethod( string|array $methods )

Allow only certain HTTP request methods, if the request method does not match a 405 error will be shown and the required "Allow" response header will be set.

Example:

$this->request->allowMethod('post'); or $this->request->allowMethod(['post', 'delete']);

If the request would be GET, response header "Allow: POST, DELETE" will be set and a 405 error will be returned.

Parameters

string|array $methods
Allowed HTTP request methods.

Returns

boolean
true

Throws

Cake\Network\Exception\MethodNotAllowedException

clearDetectorCache()source public

clearDetectorCache( )

Clears the instance detector cache, used by the is() function

clientIp()source public

clientIp( )

Get the IP the client is using, or says they are using.

Returns

string
The client IP.

contentType()source public

contentType( )

Get the content type used in this request.

Returns

string
cookie( string $key )

Read cookie data from the request's cookie data.

Deprecated

3.4.0 Use getCookie() instead.

Parameters

string $key
The key you want to read.

Returns

null|string
Either the cookie value, or null if the value doesn't exist.

createFromGlobals()source public static

createFromGlobals( )

Wrapper method to create a new request from PHP superglobals.

Uses the $_GET, $_POST, $_FILES, $_COOKIE, $_SERVER, $_ENV and php://input data to construct the request.

Deprecated

3.4.0 Use Cake\Http\ServerRequestFactory instead.

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

data()source public

data( string|null $name , ... $args )

Provides a read/write accessor for $this->data. Allows you to use a syntax similar to Cake\Model\Datasource\Session for reading post data.

Reading values.

$request->data('Post.title');

When reading values you will get null for keys/values that do not exist.

Writing values

$request->data('Post.title', 'New post!');

You can write to any value, even paths/keys that do not exist, and the arrays will be created for you.

Deprecated

3.4.0 Use withData() and getData() or getParsedBody() instead.

Parameters

string|null $name
Dot separated name of the value to read/write
... $args
$args The data to set (deprecated)

Returns

mixed|Cake\Http\ServerRequest
$this Either the value being read, or this so you can chain consecutive writes.

domain()source public

domain( integer $tldLength 1 )

Get the domain name and include $tldLength segments of the tld.

Parameters

integer $tldLength optional 1

Number of segments your tld contains. For example: example.com contains 1 tld. While example.co.uk contains 2.

Returns

string
Domain name without subdomains.

env()source public

env( string $key , string|null $value null , string|null $default null )

Get/Set value from the request's environment data. Fallback to using env() if key not set in $environment property.

Deprecated

3.5.0 Use getEnv()/withEnv() instead.

Parameters

string $key
The key you want to read/write from/to.
string|null $value optional null
Value to set. Default null.
string|null $default optional null

Default value when trying to retrieve an environment variable's value that does not exist. The value parameter must be null.

Returns


$this|string|null This instance if used as setter, if used as getter either the environment value, or null if the value doesn't exist.


getAttribute()source public

getAttribute( string $name , mixed|null $default null )

Read an attribute from the request, or get the default

Parameters

string $name
The attribute name.
mixed|null $default optional null
The default value if the attribute has not been set.

Returns

mixed

getAttributes()source public

getAttributes( )

Get all the attributes in the request.

This will include the params, webroot, and base attributes that CakePHP provides.

Returns

array

getBody()source public

getBody( )

Gets the body of the message.

Returns

Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface
Returns the body as a stream.

getCookie()source public

getCookie( string $key , string $default null )

Read cookie data from the request's cookie data.

Parameters

string $key
The key or dotted path you want to read.
string $default optional null
The default value if the cookie is not set.

Returns

null|array|string
Either the cookie value, or null if the value doesn't exist.

getCookieCollection()source public

getCookieCollection( )

Get a cookie collection based on the request's cookies

The CookieCollection lets you interact with request cookies using \Cake\Http\Cookie\Cookie objects and can make converting request cookies into response cookies easier.

This method will create a new cookie collection each time it is called. This is an optimization that allows fewer objects to be allocated until the more complex CookieCollection is needed. In general you should prefer getCookie() and getCookieParams() over this method. Using a CookieCollection is ideal if your cookies contain complex JSON encoded data.

Returns

Cake\Http\Cookie\CookieCollection

getCookieParams()source public

getCookieParams( )

Get all the cookie data from the request.

Returns

array
An array of cookie data.

getData()source public

getData( string|null $name null , mixed $default null )

Provides a safe accessor for request data. Allows you to use Hash::get() compatible paths.

Reading values.

// get all data
$request->getData();

// Read a specific field.
$request->getData('Post.title');

// With a default value.
$request->getData('Post.not there', 'default value');

When reading values you will get null for keys/values that do not exist.

Parameters

string|null $name optional null
Dot separated name of the value to read. Or null to read all data.
mixed $default optional null
The default data.

Returns

null|string|array
The value being read.

getEnv()source public

getEnv( string $key , string|null $default null )

Get a value from the request's environment data. Fallback to using env() if the key is not set in the $environment property.

Parameters

string $key
The key you want to read from.
string|null $default optional null

Default value when trying to retrieve an environment variable's value that does not exist.

Returns

string|null
Either the environment value, or null if the value doesn't exist.

getHeader()source public

getHeader( string $name )

Get a single header from the request.

Return the header value as an array. If the header is not present an empty array will be returned.

Parameters

string $name
The header you want to get (case-insensitive)

Returns

array

An associative array of headers and their values. If the header doesn't exist, an empty array will be returned.


Link

This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

getHeaderLine()source public

getHeaderLine( string $name )

Get a single header as a string from the request.

Parameters

string $name
The header you want to get (case-insensitive)

Returns

string
Header values collapsed into a comma separated string.

Link

This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

getHeaders()source public

getHeaders( )

Get all headers in the request.

Returns an associative array where the header names are the keys and the values are a list of header values.

While header names are not case-sensitive, getHeaders() will normalize the headers.

Returns

array
An associative array of headers and their values.

Link

This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

getMethod()source public

getMethod( )

Get the HTTP method used for this request. There are a few ways to specify a method.

  • If your client supports it you can use native HTTP methods.
  • You can set the HTTP-X-Method-Override header.
  • You can submit an input with the name _method

Any of these 3 approaches can be used to set the HTTP method used by CakePHP internally, and will effect the result of this method.

Returns

string
The name of the HTTP method used.

Link

This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

getParam()source public

getParam( string $name , mixed $default false )

Safely access the values in $this->params.

Parameters

string $name
The name or dotted path to parameter.
mixed $default optional false
The default value if $name is not set.

Returns

mixed

getParsedBody()source public

getParsedBody( )

Get the parsed request body data.

If the request Content-Type is either application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data, nd the request method is POST, this will be the post data. For other content types, it may be the deserialized request body.

Returns

null|array|object

The deserialized body parameters, if any. These will typically be an array or object.


getProtocolVersion()source public

getProtocolVersion( )

Retrieves the HTTP protocol version as a string.

Returns

string
HTTP protocol version.

getQuery()source public

getQuery( string|null $name null , mixed $default null )

Read a specific query value or dotted path.

Developers are encouraged to use getQueryParams() when possible as it is PSR-7 compliant, and this method is not.

PSR-7 Alternative

$value = Hash::get($request->getQueryParams(), 'Post.id', null);

Parameters

string|null $name optional null
The name or dotted path to the query param or null to read all.
mixed $default optional null
The default value if the named parameter is not set, and $name is not null.

Returns

null|string|array
Query data.

See

ServerRequest::getQueryParams()

getQueryParams()source public

getQueryParams( )

Get all the query parameters in accordance to the PSR-7 specifications. To read specific query values use the alternative getQuery() method.

Returns

array

Link

This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

getRequestTarget()source public

getRequestTarget( )

Retrieves the request's target.

Retrieves the message's request-target either as it was requested, or as set with withRequestTarget(). By default this will return the application relative path without base directory, and the query string defined in the SERVER environment.

Returns

string

getServerParams()source public

getServerParams( )

Get all the server environment parameters.

Read all of the 'environment' or 'server' data that was used to create this request.

Returns

array

Link

This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

getSession()source public

getSession( )

Returns the instance of the Session object for this request

Returns

Cake\Network\Session

getUploadedFile()source public

getUploadedFile( string $path )

Get the uploaded file from a dotted path.

Parameters

string $path
The dot separated path to the file you want.

Returns

null|Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface

getUploadedFiles()source public

getUploadedFiles( )

Get the array of uploaded files from the request.

Returns

array

getUri()source public

getUri( )

Retrieves the URI instance.

Returns

Psr\Http\Message\UriInterface

Returns a UriInterface instance representing the URI of the request.


hasHeader()source public

hasHeader( string $name )

Check if a header is set in the request.

Parameters

string $name
The header you want to get (case-insensitive)

Returns

boolean
Whether or not the header is defined.

Link

This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

header()source public

header( string $name )

Read an HTTP header from the Request information.

If the header is not defined in the request, this method will fallback to reading data from $_SERVER and $_ENV. This fallback behavior is deprecated, and will be removed in 4.0.0

Deprecated

4.0.0 The automatic fallback to env() will be removed in 4.0.0, see getHeader()

Parameters

string $name
Name of the header you want.

Returns

string|null
Either null on no header being set or the value of the header.

here()source public

here( boolean $base true )

Get the value of the current requests URL. Will include the query string arguments.

Deprecated

3.4.0 This method will be removed in 4.0.0. You should use getRequestTarget() instead.

Parameters

boolean $base optional true
Include the base path, set to false to trim the base path off.

Returns

string
The current request URL including query string args.

host()source public

host( )

Get the host that the request was handled on.

Returns

string

input()source public

input( string|null $callback , ... $args )

Read data from php://input. Useful when interacting with XML or JSON request body content.

Getting input with a decoding function:

$this->request->input('json_decode');

Getting input using a decoding function, and additional params:

$this->request->input('Xml::build', ['return' => 'DOMDocument']);

Any additional parameters are applied to the callback in the order they are given.

Parameters

string|null $callback

A decoding callback that will convert the string data to another representation. Leave empty to access the raw input data. You can also supply additional parameters for the decoding callback using var args, see above.

... $args
$args The additional arguments

Returns

string
The decoded/processed request data.

is()source public

is( string|array $type , ... $args )

Check whether or not a Request is a certain type.

Uses the built in detection rules as well as additional rules defined with Cake\Http\ServerRequest::addDetector(). Any detector can be called as is($type) or is$Type().

Parameters

string|array $type

The type of request you want to check. If an array this method will return true if the request matches any type.

... $args
$args List of arguments

Returns

boolean
Whether or not the request is the type you are checking.

isAll()source public

isAll( array $types )

Check that a request matches all the given types.

Allows you to test multiple types and union the results. See Request::is() for how to add additional types and the built-in types.

Parameters

array $types
The types to check.

Returns

boolean
Success.

See

\Cake\Http\ServerRequest::is()

method()source public

method( )

Get the HTTP method used for this request.

Deprecated

3.4.0 This method will be removed in 4.0.0. Use getMethod() instead.

Returns

string
The name of the HTTP method used.

normalizeHeaderName()source protected

normalizeHeaderName( string $name )

Normalize a header name into the SERVER version.

Parameters

string $name
The header name.

Returns

string
The normalized header name.

offsetExists()source public

offsetExists( string $name )

Array access isset() implementation

Deprecated

3.4.0 The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0. Use getParam() instead.

Parameters

string $name
thing to check.

Returns

boolean

Implementation of

ArrayAccess::offsetExists()

offsetGet()source public

offsetGet( string $name )

Array access read implementation

Deprecated

3.4.0 The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0. Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead.

Parameters

string $name
Name of the key being accessed.

Returns

mixed

Implementation of

ArrayAccess::offsetGet()

offsetSet()source public

offsetSet( string $name , mixed $value )

Array access write implementation

Deprecated

3.4.0 The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0. Use withParam() instead.

Parameters

string $name
Name of the key being written
mixed $value
The value being written.

Implementation of

ArrayAccess::offsetSet()

offsetUnset()source public

offsetUnset( string $name )

Array access unset() implementation

Deprecated

3.4.0 The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0. Use withParam() instead.

Parameters

string $name
Name to unset.

Implementation of

ArrayAccess::offsetUnset()

param()source public

param( string $name , ... $args )

Safely access the values in $this->params.

Deprecated

3.4.0 Use getParam() and withParam() instead.

Parameters

string $name
The name of the parameter to get.
... $args
$args Value to set (deprecated).

Returns

mixed|Cake\Http\ServerRequest

$this The value of the provided parameter. Will return false if the parameter doesn't exist or is falsey.


parseAccept()source public

parseAccept( )

Parse the HTTP_ACCEPT header and return a sorted array with content types as the keys, and pref values as the values.

Generally you want to use Cake\Http\ServerRequest::accept() to get a simple list of the accepted content types.

Returns

array
An array of prefValue => [content/types]

port()source public

port( )

Get the port the request was handled on.

Returns

string

query()source public

query( string|null $name null )

Provides a read accessor for $this->query. Allows you to use a syntax similar to CakeSession for reading URL query data.

Deprecated

3.4.0 Use getQuery() or the PSR-7 getQueryParams() and withQueryParams() methods instead.

Parameters

string|null $name optional null
Query string variable name or null to read all.

Returns

string|array|null
The value being read

referer()source public

referer( boolean $local false )

Returns the referer that referred this request.

Parameters

boolean $local optional false

Attempt to return a local address. Local addresses do not contain hostnames.

Returns

string
The referring address for this request.

scheme()source public

scheme( )

Get the current url scheme used for the request.

e.g. 'http', or 'https'

Returns

string
The scheme used for the request.

session()source public

session( Cake\Network\Session $session null )

Returns the instance of the Session object for this request

If a session object is passed as first argument it will be set as the session to use for this request

Deprecated

3.5.0 Use getSession() instead. The setter part will be removed.

Parameters

Cake\Network\Session $session optional null
the session object to use

Returns

Cake\Network\Session

setInput()source public

setInput( string $input )

Modify data originally from php://input. Useful for altering json/xml data in middleware or DispatcherFilters before it gets to RequestHandlerComponent

Deprecated

3.4.0 This method will be removed in 4.0.0. Use withBody() instead.

Parameters

string $input
A string to replace original parsed data from input()

subdomains()source public

subdomains( integer $tldLength 1 )

Get the subdomains for a host.

Parameters

integer $tldLength optional 1

Number of segments your tld contains. For example: example.com contains 1 tld. While example.co.uk contains 2.

Returns

array
An array of subdomains.

validateUploadedFiles()source protected

validateUploadedFiles( array $uploadedFiles , string $path )

Recursively validate uploaded file data.

Parameters

array $uploadedFiles
The new files array to validate.
string $path
The path thus far.

Throws

InvalidArgumentException
If any leaf elements are not valid files.

withAddedHeader()source public

withAddedHeader( string $name , string|array $value )

Get a modified request with the provided header.

Existing header values will be retained. The provided value will be appended into the existing values.

Parameters

string $name
The header name.
string|array $value
The header value

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

Link

This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

withAttribute()source public

withAttribute( string $name , mixed $value )

Return an instance with the specified request attribute.

Parameters

string $name
The attribute name.
mixed $value
The value of the attribute.

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

withBody()source public

withBody( Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface $body )

Return an instance with the specified message body.

Parameters

Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface $body
The new request body

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

withCookieCollection()source public

withCookieCollection( Cake\Http\Cookie\CookieCollection $cookies )

Replace the cookies in the request with those contained in the provided CookieCollection.

Parameters

Cake\Http\Cookie\CookieCollection $cookies
The cookie collection

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

withCookieParams()source public

withCookieParams( array $cookies )

Replace the cookies and get a new request instance.

Parameters

array $cookies
The new cookie data to use.

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

withData()source public

withData( string $name , mixed $value )

Update the request with a new request data element.

Returns an updated request object. This method returns a new request object and does not mutate the request in-place.

Parameters

string $name
The dot separated path to insert $value at.
mixed $value
The value to insert into the request data.

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

withEnv()source public

withEnv( string $key , string $value )

Update the request with a new environment data element.

Returns an updated request object. This method returns a new request object and does not mutate the request in-place.

Parameters

string $key
The key you want to write to.
string $value
Value to set

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

withHeader()source public

withHeader( string $name , string|array $value )

Get a modified request with the provided header.

Parameters

string $name
The header name.
string|array $value
The header value

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

Link

This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

withMethod()source public

withMethod( string $method )

Update the request method and get a new instance.

Parameters

string $method
The HTTP method to use.

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest
A new instance with the updated method.

Link

This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

withParam()source public

withParam( string $name , mixed $value )

Update the request with a new routing parameter

Returns an updated request object. This method returns a new request object and does not mutate the request in-place.

Parameters

string $name
The dot separated path to insert $value at.
mixed $value
The value to insert into the the request parameters.

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

withParsedBody()source public

withParsedBody( null|array|object $data )

Update the parsed body and get a new instance.

Parameters

null|array|object $data

The deserialized body data. This will typically be in an array or object.

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

withProtocolVersion()source public

withProtocolVersion( string $version )

Return an instance with the specified HTTP protocol version.

The version string MUST contain only the HTTP version number (e.g., "1.1", "1.0").

Parameters

string $version
HTTP protocol version

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

withQueryParams()source public

withQueryParams( array $query )

Update the query string data and get a new instance.

Parameters

array $query
The query string data to use

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest
A new instance with the updated query string data.

Link

This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

withRequestTarget()source public

withRequestTarget( string $target )

Create a new instance with a specific request-target.

You can use this method to overwrite the request target that is inferred from the request's Uri. This also lets you change the request target's form to an absolute-form, authority-form or asterisk-form

Parameters

string $target
The request target.

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

Link

(for the various request-target forms allowed in request messages)

withUploadedFiles()source public

withUploadedFiles( array $files )

Update the request replacing the files, and creating a new instance.

Parameters

array $files
An array of uploaded file objects.

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

Throws

InvalidArgumentException
when $files contains an invalid object.

withUri()source public

withUri( Psr\Http\Message\UriInterface $uri , boolean $preserveHost false )

Return an instance with the specified uri

Warning Replacing the Uri will not update the base, webroot, and url attributes.

Parameters

Psr\Http\Message\UriInterface $uri
The new request uri
boolean $preserveHost optional false
Whether or not the host should be retained.

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

withoutAttribute()source public

withoutAttribute( string $name )

Return an instance without the specified request attribute.

Parameters

string $name
The attribute name.

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

Throws

InvalidArgumentException

withoutHeader()source public

withoutHeader( string $name )

Get a modified request without a provided header.

Parameters

string $name
The header name to remove.

Returns

Cake\Http\ServerRequest

Link

This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

Properties detail

$_detectorCachesource

protected array

Instance cache for results of is(something) calls

[]

$_detectorssource

protected static array

The built in detectors used with is() can be modified with addDetector().

There are several ways to specify a detector, see \Cake\Http\ServerRequest::addDetector() for the various formats and ways to define detectors.

[
    'get' => ['env' => 'REQUEST_METHOD', 'value' => 'GET'],
    'post' => ['env' => 'REQUEST_METHOD', 'value' => 'POST'],
    'put' => ['env' => 'REQUEST_METHOD', 'value' => 'PUT'],
    'patch' => ['env' => 'REQUEST_METHOD', 'value' => 'PATCH'],
    'delete' => ['env' => 'REQUEST_METHOD', 'value' => 'DELETE'],
    'head' => ['env' => 'REQUEST_METHOD', 'value' => 'HEAD'],
    'options' => ['env' => 'REQUEST_METHOD', 'value' => 'OPTIONS'],
    'ssl' => ['env' => 'HTTPS', 'options' => [1, 'on']],
    'ajax' => ['env' => 'HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH', 'value' => 'XMLHttpRequest'],
    'flash' => ['env' => 'HTTP_USER_AGENT', 'pattern' => '/^(Shockwave|Adobe) Flash/'],
    'requested' => ['param' => 'requested', 'value' => 1],
    'json' => ['accept' => ['application/json'], 'param' => '_ext', 'value' => 'json'],
    'xml' => ['accept' => ['application/xml', 'text/xml'], 'param' => '_ext', 'value' => 'xml'],
]

$_environmentsource

protected array

Array of environment data.

[]

$_inputsource

protected string

Contents of php://input

$attributessource

protected array

Store the additional attributes attached to the request.

[]

$basesource

public string

Base URL path.

Deprecated

3.4.0 This public property will be removed in 4.0.0. Use getAttribute('base') instead.

$cookiessource

public array

Array of cookie data.

Deprecated

3.4.0 This public property will be removed in 4.0.0. Use getCookie() instead.
[]

$datasource

public array

Array of POST data. Will contain form data as well as uploaded files. In PUT/PATCH/DELETE requests this property will contain the form-urlencoded data.

Deprecated

3.4.0 This public property will be removed in 4.0.0. Use getData() instead.
[]

$emulatedAttributessource

protected array

A list of propertes that emulated by the PSR7 attribute methods.

['session', 'webroot', 'base', 'params']

$heresource

public string

The full address to the current request

Deprecated

3.4.0 This public property will be removed in 4.0.0. Use getUri()->getPath() instead.

$paramssource

public array

Array of parameters parsed from the URL.

Deprecated

3.4.0 This public property will be removed in 4.0.0. Use getParam() instead.
[
    'plugin' => null,
    'controller' => null,
    'action' => null,
    '_ext' => null,
    'pass' => []
]

$protocolsource

protected string|null

The HTTP protocol version used.

$querysource

public array

Array of query string arguments

Deprecated

3.4.0 This public property will be removed in 4.0.0. Use getQuery() or getQueryParams() instead.
[]

$requestTargetsource

protected string|null

The request target if overridden

$sessionsource

protected Cake\Network\Session

Instance of a Session object relative to this request

$streamsource

protected Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface

Request body stream. Contains php://input unless input constructor option is used.

$trustProxysource

public boolean

Whether or not to trust HTTP_X headers set by most load balancers. Only set to true if your application runs behind load balancers/proxies that you control.

false

$uploadedFilessource

protected array

Array of Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface objects.

[]

$urisource

protected Psr\Http\Message\UriInterface

Uri instance

$urlsource

public string

The URL string used for the request.

$webrootsource

public string

webroot path segment for the request.

Deprecated

3.4.0 This public property will be removed in 4.0.0. Use getAttribute('webroot') instead.
'/'

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