$_GET array empty when location hash is in the URL

Question

When I have a URL such as this:

http://website.com/?var=foo

Then the $_GET array looks like this:

Array
(
    [var] => foo
)

But when I have a URL such as this:

http://website.com/#location?var=foo

Then the $_GET array is empty:

Array
(
)

Is this normal behavior? If so, is there a workaround for this scenario?

I would imagine this is normal behaviour, the hash needs to be after the query. — Ryan Kempt
– Ryan Kempt, Commented Jul 17, 2013 at 4:02

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:52:11Z

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This is correct way of url to get the $_GET values

http://website.com/?var=foo#location

The main problem is that the browser won't even send a request with a fragment part. The fragment part is resolved right there in the browser. So it's reachable through JavaScript.

You could parse a URL into bits, including the fragment part, using parse_url()

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answered Jul 17, 2013 at 4:02

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Mihai Iorga Over a year ago

He is asking how to get values after the hash, not how it should be, He's link is perfectly fine.

Oliver Charlesworth Over a year ago

@MihaiIorga: His link isn't perfectly fine, if he wants some GET parameters to appear.

Mihai Iorga Over a year ago

No, he asked if the behavior is normal, witch is.

goat Over a year ago

@MihaiIorga i know computers are very literal when interpreting things, but humans shouldn't be.

Mihai Iorga Over a year ago

@chris I don't think anyone who answered even read the question, all told him that is not a good link but he asked if the behavior is normal and what workarounds he has.

DevZer0 · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-17 04:05:29Z

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The value after the hash (including the hash) is never sent to the server, so when you do

http://website.com/#location?var=foo

the server never sees #location?var=foo

Reorder the string so the query string appears before the hash. ?var=foo#location

answered Jul 17, 2013 at 4:05

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user2533777 · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-17 04:03:43Z

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Put #location at last so your link became http://website.com/? var=foo#location

answered Jul 17, 2013 at 4:03

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Vishnu Sureshkumar · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-17 04:04:52Z

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This is not the general format of url.

#location is a fragment, it should follow the query string

http://website.com/?var=foo#location

answered Jul 17, 2013 at 4:04

Vishnu Sureshkumar

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