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.

Namespace: Cake\Http

Property Summary

$_detectorCache protected

array<string, bool>

Instance cache for results of is(something) calls
$_detectors protected static

array<callable|array>

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

array<string, mixed>

Array of environment data.
$attributes protected

array<string, mixed>

Store the additional attributes attached to the request.
$base protected

string

Base URL path.
$cookies protected

array<string, mixed>

Array of cookie data.
$data protected

object|array|null

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.
$emulatedAttributes protected

array<string>

A list of properties that emulated by the PSR7 attribute methods.
$flash protected

Cake\Http\FlashMessage

Instance of a FlashMessage object relative to this request
$params protected

array

Array of parameters parsed from the URL.
$protocol protected

string|null

The HTTP protocol version used.
$query protected

array

Array of query string arguments
$requestTarget protected

string|null

The request target if overridden
$session protected

Cake\Http\Session

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

bool

Whether 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.
$trustedProxies protected

array<string>

Trusted proxies list
$uploadedFiles protected

array

Array of Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface objects.
$uri protected

Psr\Http\Message\UriInterface

Uri instance
$webroot protected

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.
_acceptHeaderDetector() protected

Detects if a specific accept header is present.
_environmentDetector() protected

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
_paramDetector() protected

Detects if a specific request parameter is present.
_setConfig() protected

Process the config/settings data into properties.
acceptLanguage() public

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 types of detectors that can be set.
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.
clearDetectorCache() public

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.
domain() public

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

Read an attribute from the request, or get the default
getAttributes() public

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.
getCookieCollection() public

Get a cookie collection based on the request's cookies
getCookieParams() public

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.
getFlash() public

Returns the instance of the FlashMessage object for this request
getHeader() public

Get a single header from the request.
getHeaderLine() public

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.
getParsedBody() public

Get the parsed request body data.
getPath() public

Get the path of current request.
getProtocolVersion() public

Retrieves the HTTP protocol version as a string.
getQuery() public

Read a specific query value or dotted path.
getQueryParams() public

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

Retrieves the request's target.
getServerParams() public

Get all the server environment parameters.
getSession() public

Returns the instance of the Session object for this request
getTrustedProxies() public

Get trusted proxies
getUploadedFile() public

Get the uploaded file from a dotted path.
getUploadedFiles() public

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.
host() public

Get the host that the request was handled on.
input() public deprecated

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

Check whether a Request is a certain type.
isAll() public

Check that a request matches all the given types.
normalizeHeaderName() protected

Normalize a header name into the SERVER version.
parseAccept() public deprecated

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.
processUrlOption() protected

Set environment vars based on url option to facilitate UriInterface instance generation.
referer() public

Returns the referer that referred this request.
scheme() public

Get the current url scheme used for the request.
setTrustedProxies() public

register trusted proxies
subdomains() public

Get the subdomains for a host.
validateUploadedFiles() protected

Recursively validate uploaded file data.
withAddedHeader() public

Get a modified request with the provided header.
withAttribute() public

Return an instance with the specified request attribute.
withBody() public

Return an instance with the specified message body.
withCookieCollection() public

Replace the cookies in the request with those contained in the provided CookieCollection.
withCookieParams() public

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
withParsedBody() public

Update the parsed body and get a new instance.
withProtocolVersion() public

Return an instance with the specified HTTP protocol version.
withQueryParams() public

Update the query string data and get a new instance.
withRequestTarget() public

Create a new instance with a specific request-target.
withUploadedFiles() public

Update the request replacing the files, and creating a new instance.
withUri() public

Return an instance with the specified uri
withoutAttribute() public

Return an instance without the specified request attribute.
withoutData() public

Update the request removing a data element.
withoutHeader() public

Get a modified request without a provided header.

Method Detail

__call() ¶ public

__call(string $name, array $params): bool

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

bool

Throws

BadMethodCallException
when an invalid method is called.

__construct() ¶ public

__construct(array<string, mixed> $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 files in a normalized structure, with each leaf an instance of UploadedFileInterface.
cookies Cookies for this request.
environment $_SERVER and $_ENV data.
url The URL without the base path for the request.
uri The PSR7 UriInterface object. If null, one will be created from url or environment.
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

array<string, mixed> $config optional: An array of request data to create a request with.

_acceptHeaderDetector() ¶ protected

_acceptHeaderDetector(array $detect): bool

Detects if a specific accept header is present.

Parameters

array $detect: Detector options array.

Returns

bool

_environmentDetector() ¶ protected

_environmentDetector(array $detect): bool

Detects if a specific environment variable is present.

Parameters

array $detect: Detector options array.

Returns

bool

_headerDetector() ¶ protected

_headerDetector(array $detect): bool

Detects if a specific header is present.

Parameters

array $detect: Detector options array.

Returns

bool

_is() ¶ protected

_is(string $type, array $args): bool

Worker for the public is() function

Parameters

string $type: The type of request you want to check.
array $args: Array of custom detector arguments.

Returns

bool

_paramDetector() ¶ protected

_paramDetector(array $detect): bool

Detects if a specific request parameter is present.

Parameters

array $detect: Detector options array.

Returns

bool

_setConfig() ¶ protected

_setConfig(array<string, mixed> $config): void

Process the config/settings data into properties.

Parameters

array<string, mixed> $config: The config data to use.

Returns

void

acceptLanguage() ¶ public

acceptLanguage(string|null $language = null): array|bool

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

Get the list of accepted languages:

$request->acceptLanguage();

Check if a specific language is accepted:

$request->acceptLanguage('es-es');

Parameters

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

Returns

array|bool

accepts() ¶ public

accepts(string|null $type = null): array<string>|bool

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: The content type to check for. Leave null to get all types a client accepts.

Returns

array<string>|bool

addDetector() ¶ public static

addDetector(string $name, callable|array $detector): void

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

Callback comparison

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 });

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.

addDetector('post', ['env' => 'REQUEST_METHOD', 'value' => 'POST']);

Request parameter comparison

Allows for custom detectors on the request parameters.

addDetector('admin', ['param' => 'prefix', 'value' => 'admin']);

Accept comparison

Allows for detector to compare against Accept header value.

addDetector('csv', ['accept' => 'text/csv']);

Header comparison

Allows for one or more headers to be compared.

addDetector('fancy', ['header' => ['X-Fancy' => 1]);

The param, env and comparison types allow the following value comparison options:

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']]);

You can also make compare against multiple values using the options key. This is useful when you want to check if a request value is in a list of options.

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

Parameters

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

Returns

void

allowMethod() ¶ public

allowMethod(array<string>|string $methods): true

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

array<string>|string $methods: Allowed HTTP request methods.

Returns

true

Throws

Cake\Http\Exception\MethodNotAllowedException

clearDetectorCache() ¶ public

clearDetectorCache(): void

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

Returns

void

clientIp() ¶ public

clientIp(): string

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

Returns

string

contentType() ¶ public

contentType(): string|null

Get the content type used in this request.

Returns

string|null

domain() ¶ public

domain(int $tldLength = 1): string

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

Parameters

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

Returns

string

getAttribute() ¶ public

getAttribute(string $name, mixed $default = null): mixed

Read an attribute from the request, or get the default

Retrieves a single derived request attribute as described in getAttributes(). If the attribute has not been previously set, returns the default value as provided.

This method obviates the need for a hasAttribute() method, as it allows specifying a default value to return if the attribute is not found.

Parameters

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

Returns

mixed

getAttributes() ¶ public

getAttributes(): array<string, mixed>

Get all the attributes in the request.

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

Returns

array<string, mixed>

getBody() ¶ public

getBody(): Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface

Gets the body of the message.

Returns

Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface

getCookie() ¶ public

getCookie(string $key, array|string|null $default = null): array|string|null

Read cookie data from the request's cookie data.

Parameters

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

Returns

array|string|null

getCookieCollection() ¶ public

getCookieCollection(): Cake\Http\Cookie\CookieCollection

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() ¶ public

getCookieParams(): array<string, mixed>

Get all the cookie data from the request.

Retrieves cookies sent by the client to the server.

The data MUST be compatible with the structure of the $_COOKIE superglobal.

Returns

array<string, mixed>

getData() ¶ public

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

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.

Developers are encouraged to use getParsedBody() if they need the whole data array, as it is PSR-7 compliant, and this method is not. Using Hash::get() you can also get single params.

PSR-7 Alternative

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

Parameters

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

Returns

mixed

getEnv() ¶ public

getEnv(string $key, string|null $default = null): string|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: Default value when trying to retrieve an environment variable's value that does not exist.

Returns

string|null

getFlash() ¶ public

getFlash(): Cake\Http\FlashMessage

Returns the instance of the FlashMessage object for this request

Returns

Cake\Http\FlashMessage

getHeader() ¶ public

getHeader(string $name): array<string>

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<string>

Links

https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7/ This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

getHeaderLine() ¶ public

getHeaderLine(string $name): string

Get a single header as a string from the request.

This method returns all of the header values of the given case-insensitive header name as a string concatenated together using a comma.

NOTE: Not all header values may be appropriately represented using comma concatenation. For such headers, use getHeader() instead and supply your own delimiter when concatenating.

If the header does not appear in the message, this method MUST return an empty string.

Parameters

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

Returns

string

Links

https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7/ This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

getHeaders() ¶ public

getHeaders(): array<string[]>

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<string[]>

Links

https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7/ This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

getMethod() ¶ public

getMethod(): string

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

Links

https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7/ This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

getParam() ¶ public

getParam(string $name, mixed $default = null): mixed

Safely access the values in $this->params.

Parameters

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

Returns

mixed

getParsedBody() ¶ public

getParsedBody(): object|array|null

Get the parsed request body data.

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

Returns

object|array|null

getPath() ¶ public

getPath(): string

Get the path of current request.

Returns

string

getProtocolVersion() ¶ public

getProtocolVersion(): string

Retrieves the HTTP protocol version as a string.

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

Returns

string

getQuery() ¶ public

getQuery(string|null $name = null, mixed $default = null): array|string|null

Read a specific query value or dotted path.

Developers are encouraged to use getQueryParams() if they need the whole query array, as it is PSR-7 compliant, and this method is not. Using Hash::get() you can also get single params.

PSR-7 Alternative

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

Parameters

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

Returns

array|string|null

getQueryParams() ¶ public

getQueryParams(): array

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

Retrieves the deserialized query string arguments, if any.

Note: the query params might not be in sync with the URI or server params. If you need to ensure you are only getting the original values, you may need to parse the query string from getUri()->getQuery() or from the QUERY_STRING server param.

Returns

array

Links

https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7/ This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

getRequestTarget() ¶ public

getRequestTarget(): string

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() ¶ public

getServerParams(): array

Get all the server environment parameters.

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

Returns

array

Links

https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7/ This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

getSession() ¶ public

getSession(): Cake\Http\Session

Returns the instance of the Session object for this request

Returns

Cake\Http\Session

getTrustedProxies() ¶ public

getTrustedProxies(): array<string>

Get trusted proxies

Returns

array<string>

getUploadedFile() ¶ public

getUploadedFile(string $path): Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface|null

Get the uploaded file from a dotted path.

Parameters

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

Returns

Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface|null

getUploadedFiles() ¶ public

getUploadedFiles(): array

Get the array of uploaded files from the request.

This method returns upload metadata in a normalized tree, with each leaf an instance of Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface.

These values MAY be prepared from $_FILES or the message body during instantiation, or MAY be injected via withUploadedFiles().

Returns

array

getUri() ¶ public

getUri(): Psr\Http\Message\UriInterface

Retrieves the URI instance.

This method MUST return a UriInterface instance.

Returns

Psr\Http\Message\UriInterface

hasHeader() ¶ public

hasHeader(string $name): bool

Check if a header is set in the request.

Parameters

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

Returns

bool

Links

https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7/ This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

host() ¶ public

host(): string|null

Get the host that the request was handled on.

Returns

string|null

input() ¶ public

input(callable|null $callback = null, mixed ...$args): mixed

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

callable|null $callback optional: A decoding callback that will convert the string data to another representation. Leave empty to access the raw input data. You can also supply additional parameters for the decoding callback using var args, see above.
mixed ...$args: The additional arguments

Returns

mixed

is() ¶ public

is(array<string>|string $type, mixed ...$args): bool

Check whether a Request is a certain type.

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

Parameters

array<string>|string $type: The type of request you want to check. If an array this method will return true if the request matches any type.
mixed ...$args: List of arguments

Returns

bool

isAll() ¶ public

isAll(array<string> $types): bool

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<string> $types: The types to check.

Returns

bool

normalizeHeaderName() ¶ protected

normalizeHeaderName(string $name): string

Normalize a header name into the SERVER version.

Parameters

string $name: The header name.

Returns

string

parseAccept() ¶ public

parseAccept(): array

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 {@link \Cake\Http\ServerRequest::accepts()} to get a simple list of the accepted content types.

Returns

array

port() ¶ public

port(): string|null

Get the port the request was handled on.

Returns

string|null

processUrlOption() ¶ protected

processUrlOption(array<string, mixed> $config): array<string, mixed>

Set environment vars based on url option to facilitate UriInterface instance generation.

query option is also updated based on URL's querystring.

Parameters

array<string, mixed> $config: Config array.

Returns

array<string, mixed>

referer() ¶ public

referer(bool $local = true): string|null

Returns the referer that referred this request.

Parameters

bool $local optional: Attempt to return a local address. Local addresses do not contain hostnames.

Returns

string|null

scheme() ¶ public

scheme(): string|null

Get the current url scheme used for the request.

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

Returns

string|null

setTrustedProxies() ¶ public

setTrustedProxies(array<string> $proxies): void

Parameters

array<string> $proxies: ips list of trusted proxies

Returns

void

subdomains() ¶ public

subdomains(int $tldLength = 1): array<string>

Get the subdomains for a host.

Parameters

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

Returns

array<string>

validateUploadedFiles() ¶ protected

validateUploadedFiles(array $uploadedFiles, string $path): void

Recursively validate uploaded file data.

Parameters

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

Returns

void

Throws

InvalidArgumentException
If any leaf elements are not valid files.

withAddedHeader() ¶ public

withAddedHeader(string $name, string|string[] $value): static

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|string[] $value: The header value

Returns

static

Links

https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7/ This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

withAttribute() ¶ public

withAttribute(string $name, mixed $value): static

Return an instance with the specified request attribute.

This method allows setting a single derived request attribute as described in getAttributes().

This method MUST be implemented in such a way as to retain the immutability of the message, and MUST return an instance that has the updated attribute.

Parameters

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

Returns

static

withBody() ¶ public

withBody(StreamInterface $body): static

Return an instance with the specified message body.

The body MUST be a StreamInterface object.

This method MUST be implemented in such a way as to retain the immutability of the message, and MUST return a new instance that has the new body stream.

Parameters

StreamInterface $body: The new request body

Returns

static

withCookieCollection() ¶ public

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

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

Parameters

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

Returns

static

withCookieParams() ¶ public

withCookieParams(array $cookies): static

Replace the cookies and get a new request instance.

The data IS NOT REQUIRED to come from the $_COOKIE superglobal, but MUST be compatible with the structure of $_COOKIE. Typically, this data will be injected at instantiation.

This method MUST NOT update the related Cookie header of the request instance, nor related values in the server params.

This method MUST be implemented in such a way as to retain the immutability of the message, and MUST return an instance that has the updated cookie values.

Parameters

array $cookies: The new cookie data to use.

Returns

static

withData() ¶ public

withData(string $name, mixed $value): static

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.

Use withParsedBody() if you need to replace the all request data.

Parameters

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

Returns

static

withEnv() ¶ public

withEnv(string $key, string $value): static

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

static

withHeader() ¶ public

withHeader(string $name, string|string[] $value): static

Get a modified request with the provided header.

While header names are case-insensitive, the casing of the header will be preserved by this function, and returned from getHeaders().

This method MUST be implemented in such a way as to retain the immutability of the message, and MUST return an instance that has the new and/or updated header and value.

Parameters

string $name: The header name.
string|string[] $value: The header value

Returns

static

Links

https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7/ This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

withMethod() ¶ public

withMethod(string $method): static

Update the request method and get a new instance.

While HTTP method names are typically all uppercase characters, HTTP method names are case-sensitive and thus implementations SHOULD NOT modify the given string.

This method MUST be implemented in such a way as to retain the immutability of the message, and MUST return an instance that has the changed request method.

Parameters

string $method: The HTTP method to use.

Returns

static

Links

https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7/ This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

withParam() ¶ public

withParam(string $name, mixed $value): static

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

static

withParsedBody() ¶ public

withParsedBody(null|array|object $data): static

Update the parsed body and get a new instance.

These MAY be injected during instantiation.

If the request Content-Type is either application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data, and the request method is POST, use this method ONLY to inject the contents of $_POST.

The data IS NOT REQUIRED to come from $_POST, but MUST be the results of deserializing the request body content. Deserialization/parsing returns structured data, and, as such, this method ONLY accepts arrays or objects, or a null value if nothing was available to parse.

As an example, if content negotiation determines that the request data is a JSON payload, this method could be used to create a request instance with the deserialized parameters.

This method MUST be implemented in such a way as to retain the immutability of the message, and MUST return an instance that has the updated body parameters.

Parameters

null|array|object $data: The deserialized body data. This will typically be in an array or object.

Returns

static

withProtocolVersion() ¶ public

withProtocolVersion(string $version): static

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

static

withQueryParams() ¶ public

withQueryParams(array $query): static

Update the query string data and get a new instance.

These values SHOULD remain immutable over the course of the incoming request. They MAY be injected during instantiation, such as from PHP's $_GET superglobal, or MAY be derived from some other value such as the URI. In cases where the arguments are parsed from the URI, the data MUST be compatible with what PHP's parse_str() would return for purposes of how duplicate query parameters are handled, and how nested sets are handled.

Setting query string arguments MUST NOT change the URI stored by the request, nor the values in the server params.

This method MUST be implemented in such a way as to retain the immutability of the message, and MUST return an instance that has the updated query string arguments.

Parameters

array $query: The query string data to use

Returns

static

Links

https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7/ This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

withRequestTarget() ¶ public

withRequestTarget(string $requestTarget): static

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 $requestTarget: The request target.

Returns

static

Links

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-2.7 (for the various request-target forms allowed in request messages)

withUploadedFiles() ¶ public

withUploadedFiles(array $uploadedFiles): static

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

This method MUST be implemented in such a way as to retain the immutability of the message, and MUST return an instance that has the updated body parameters.

Parameters

array $uploadedFiles: An array of uploaded file objects.

Returns

static

Throws

InvalidArgumentException
when $files contains an invalid object.

withUri() ¶ public

withUri(UriInterface $uri, bool $preserveHost = false): static

Return an instance with the specified uri

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

Parameters

UriInterface $uri: The new request uri
bool $preserveHost optional: Whether the host should be retained.

Returns

static

withoutAttribute() ¶ public

withoutAttribute(string $name): static

Return an instance without the specified request attribute.

This method allows removing a single derived request attribute as described in getAttributes().

This method MUST be implemented in such a way as to retain the immutability of the message, and MUST return an instance that removes the attribute.

Parameters

string $name: The attribute name.

Returns

static

Throws

InvalidArgumentException

withoutData() ¶ public

withoutData(string $name): static

Update the request removing a 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 remove.

Returns

static

withoutHeader() ¶ public

withoutHeader(string $name): static

Get a modified request without a provided header.

Header resolution MUST be done without case-sensitivity.

This method MUST be implemented in such a way as to retain the immutability of the message, and MUST return an instance that removes the named header.

Parameters

string $name: The header name to remove.

Returns

static

Links

https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7/ This method is part of the PSR-7 server request interface.

Property Detail

`$_detectorCache` ¶ protected

Instance cache for results of is(something) calls

Type

array<string, bool>

`$_detectors` ¶ protected static

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.

Type

array<callable|array>

`$_environment` ¶ protected

Array of environment data.

Type

array<string, mixed>

`$attributes` ¶ protected

Store the additional attributes attached to the request.

Type

array<string, mixed>

`$base` ¶ protected

Base URL path.

Type

string

`$cookies` ¶ protected

Array of cookie data.

Type

array<string, mixed>

`$data` ¶ protected

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.

Type

object|array|null

`$emulatedAttributes` ¶ protected

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

Type

array<string>

`$flash` ¶ protected

Instance of a FlashMessage object relative to this request

Type

Cake\Http\FlashMessage

`$params` ¶ protected

Array of parameters parsed from the URL.

Type

array

`$protocol` ¶ protected

The HTTP protocol version used.

Type

string|null

`$query` ¶ protected

Array of query string arguments

Type

array

`$requestTarget` ¶ protected

The request target if overridden

Type

string|null

`$session` ¶ protected

Instance of a Session object relative to this request

Type

Cake\Http\Session

`$stream` ¶ protected

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

Type

Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface

`$trustProxy` ¶ public

Whether 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.

Type

bool

`$trustedProxies` ¶ protected

Trusted proxies list

Type

array<string>

`$uploadedFiles` ¶ protected

Array of Psr\Http\Message\UploadedFileInterface objects.

Type

array

`$uri` ¶ protected

Uri instance

Type

Psr\Http\Message\UriInterface

`$webroot` ¶ protected

webroot path segment for the request.

Type

string

Namespaces

Class ServerRequest

Property Summary

Method Summary

__call() public

__construct() public

_acceptHeaderDetector() protected

_environmentDetector() protected

_headerDetector() protected

_is() protected

_paramDetector() protected

_setConfig() protected

acceptLanguage() public

accepts() public

addDetector() public static

allowMethod() public

clearDetectorCache() public

clientIp() public

contentType() public

domain() public

getAttribute() public

getAttributes() public

getBody() public

getCookie() public

getCookieCollection() public

getCookieParams() public

getData() public

getEnv() public

getFlash() public

getHeader() public

getHeaderLine() public

getHeaders() public

getMethod() public

getParam() public

getParsedBody() public

getPath() public

getProtocolVersion() public

getQuery() public

getQueryParams() public

getRequestTarget() public

getServerParams() public

getSession() public

getTrustedProxies() public

getUploadedFile() public

getUploadedFiles() public

getUri() public

hasHeader() public

host() public

input() public deprecated

is() public

isAll() public

normalizeHeaderName() protected

parseAccept() public deprecated

port() public

processUrlOption() protected

referer() public

scheme() public

setTrustedProxies() public

subdomains() public

validateUploadedFiles() protected

withAddedHeader() public

withAttribute() public

withBody() public

withCookieCollection() public

withCookieParams() public

withData() public

withEnv() public

withHeader() public

withMethod() public

withParam() public

withParsedBody() public

withProtocolVersion() public

withQueryParams() public

withRequestTarget() public

withUploadedFiles() public

withUri() public

withoutAttribute() public

withoutData() public

withoutHeader() public

Method Detail