PHP Switch with simple strings not working

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$url = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
$url = basename($url).PHP_EOL;

switch ($url) {
    case 'digital-marketing-and-seo':
        $new_url = "Digital Marketing & SEO";
        break;
    case 'websites-digital-destinations':
        $new_url = "Websites & Digital Destinations";
        break;
    case 'brand-identity-evolution':
        $new_url = "Brand Identity & Evolution";
        break;
    case 'strategy-consulting':
        $new_url = "Strategy & Consulting";
        break;
    case 'government-universities':
        $new_url = "Government & Universities";
        break;
    case 'hospitality-travel':
        $new_url = "Hospitality & Travel";
        break;
    case 'architecture-engineering':
        $new_url = "Architecture & Engineering";
        break;
    case 'wine-spirits':
        $new_url = "Wine & Spirits";
        break;
    default:
        $new_url = '';
        echo 'default derp';
}

So I have this block of code and it will not work for me. The url can say exactly what is in the case and it will default. I'm trying to get url structures to build out a shortcode and I need it to match what is entered.

I determined that if I enter just add a variable for a string for $url = 'brand-identity-evolution'; The switch works. I made sure it's a string with is_string function and can't figure out why this isn't working.

J_D · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-28 02:06:42Z

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You added a PHP_EOL at the end of the URL, so all of your cases will fail because you're not checking for that. Remove your PHP_EOL and you'll be fine.

answered Dec 28, 2016 at 2:06

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Tim Herbert Over a year ago

Awesome! It's been a long day. Thanks.

J_D Over a year ago

You're welcome. Please be sure to mark this as the answer if it fixes your issue

Tim Herbert Over a year ago

Yeah it wouldn't let me last night due to the quickness of the answer.

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