Class Phalcon\Http\Request

implements Phalcon\Http\RequestInterface, Phalcon\DI\InjectionAwareInterface

Encapsulates request information for easy and secure access from application controllers. The request object is a simple value object that is passed between the dispatcher and controller classes. It packages the HTTP request environment.

<?php

$request = new Phalcon\Http\Request();
if ($request->isPost() == true) {
    if ($request->isAjax() == true) {
            echo 'Request was made using POST and AJAX';
    }
}

Methods

public setDI (Phalcon\DiInterface $dependencyInjector)

Sets the dependency injector

public Phalcon\DiInterface getDI ()

Returns the internal dependency injector

public mixed get (string $name, string|array $filters, mixed $defaultValue)

Gets a variable from the $_REQUEST superglobal applying filters if needed

<?php

//Returns value from $_REQUEST["user_email"] without sanitizing
$userEmail = $request->get("user_email");

//Returns value from $_REQUEST["user_email"] with sanitizing
$userEmail = $request->get("user_email", "email");

public mixed getPost (string $name, string|array $filters, mixed $defaultValue)

Gets a variable from the $_POST superglobal applying filters if needed

<?php

//Returns value from $_POST["user_email"] without sanitizing
$userEmail = $request->getPost("user_email");

//Returns value from $_POST["user_email"] with sanitizing
$userEmail = $request->getPost("user_email", "email");

public mixed getQuery (string $name, string|array $filters, mixed $defaultValue)

Gets variable from $_GET superglobal applying filters if needed

<?php

//Returns value from $_GET["id"] without sanitizing
$id = $request->getQuery("id");

//Returns value from $_GET["id"] with sanitizing
$id = $request->getQuery("id", "int");

//Returns value from $_GET["id"] with a default value
$id = $request->getQuery("id", null, 150);

public mixed getServer (string $name)

Gets variable from $_SERVER superglobal

public boolean has (string $name)

Checks whether $_SERVER superglobal has certain index

public boolean hasPost (string $name)

Checks whether $_POST superglobal has certain index

public boolean hasQuery (string $name)

Checks whether $_SERVER superglobal has certain index

public mixed hasServer (string $name)

Checks whether $_SERVER superglobal has certain index

public string getHeader (string $header)

Gets HTTP header from request data

public string getScheme ()

Gets HTTP schema (http/https)

public boolean isAjax ()

Checks whether request has been made using ajax. Checks if $_SERVER[‘HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH’]==’XMLHttpRequest’

public boolean isSoapRequested ()

Checks whether request has been made using SOAP

public boolean isSecureRequest ()

Checks whether request has been made using any secure layer

public string getRawBody ()

Gets HTTP raws request body

public string getServerAddress ()

Gets active server address IP

public string getServerName ()

Gets active server name

public string getHttpHost ()

Gets information about schema, host and port used by the request

public string getClientAddress (boolean $trustForwardedHeader)

Gets most possibly client IPv4 Address. This methods search in $_SERVER[‘REMOTE_ADDR’] and optionally in $_SERVER[‘HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR’]

public string getMethod ()

Gets HTTP method which request has been made

public string getUserAgent ()

Gets HTTP user agent used to made the request

public boolean isMethod (string|array $methods)

Check if HTTP method match any of the passed methods

public boolean isPost ()

Checks whether HTTP method is POST. if $_SERVER[‘REQUEST_METHOD’]==’POST’

public boolean isGet ()

Checks whether HTTP method is GET. if $_SERVER[‘REQUEST_METHOD’]==’GET’

public boolean isPut ()

Checks whether HTTP method is PUT. if $_SERVER[‘REQUEST_METHOD’]==’PUT’

public boolean isHead ()

Checks whether HTTP method is HEAD. if $_SERVER[‘REQUEST_METHOD’]==’HEAD’

public boolean isDelete ()

Checks whether HTTP method is DELETE. if $_SERVER[‘REQUEST_METHOD’]==’DELETE’

public boolean isOptions ()

Checks whether HTTP method is OPTIONS. if $_SERVER[‘REQUEST_METHOD’]==’OPTIONS’

public boolean hasFiles ()

Checks whether request include attached files

public Phalcon\Http\Request\File [] getUploadedFiles ()

Gets attached files as Phalcon\Http\Request\File instances

public string getHTTPReferer ()

Gets web page that refers active request. ie: http://www.google.com

protected array _getQualityHeader ()

Process a request header and return an array of values with their qualities

protected string _getBestQuality ()

Process a request header and return the one with best quality

public array getAcceptableContent ()

Gets array with mime/types and their quality accepted by the browser/client from $_SERVER[‘HTTP_ACCEPT’]

public array getBestAccept ()

Gets best mime/type accepted by the browser/client from $_SERVER[‘HTTP_ACCEPT’]

public array getClientCharsets ()

Gets charsets array and their quality accepted by the browser/client from $_SERVER[‘HTTP_ACCEPT_CHARSET’]

public string getBestCharset ()

Gets best charset accepted by the browser/client from $_SERVER[‘HTTP_ACCEPT_CHARSET’]

public array getLanguages ()

Gets languages array and their quality accepted by the browser/client from $_SERVER[‘HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE’]

public string getBestLanguage ()

Gets best language accepted by the browser/client from $_SERVER[‘HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE’]