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Function Signature:

wp_parse_url

Function Description:

A wrapper for PHP's parse_url() function that handles consistency in the return values across PHP versions.

Function Examples:

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// Example 1: Basic usage of wp_parse_url to parse a URL
$url = 'https://www.example.com/path/to/page';
$parsed_url = wp_parse_url( $url );
// Result: 
// Array(
//     [scheme] => https
//     [host] => www.example.com
//     [path] => /path/to/page
//     [query] => 
//     [fragment] => 
// )
// Example 2: Handling a URL with query parameters using wp_parse_url
$url = 'https://www.example.com/?param1=value1¶m2=value2';
$parsed_url = wp_parse_url( $url );
// Result:
// Array(
//     [scheme] => https
//     [host] => www.example.com
//     [path] => /
//     [query] => param1=value1¶m2=value2
//     [fragment] => 
// )
// Example 3: Dealing with a URL containing a fragment using wp_parse_url
$url = 'https://www.example.com/#section';
$parsed_url = wp_parse_url( $url );
// Result:
// Array(
//     [scheme] => https
//     [host] => www.example.com
//     [path] => /
//     [query] => 
//     [fragment] => section
// )