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Symfony2 – Franz Jordán 2011
How to allow a "/" character in a
route parameter
Sometimes, you need to compose URLs with parameters that can contain a slash /. For example,
take the classic /hello/{name} route. By default, /hello/Fabien will match this route but
not/hello/Fabien/Kris. This is because Symfony uses this character as separator between
route parts.
This guide covers how you can modify a route so that /hello/Fabien/Kris matches
the/hello/{name} route, where {name} equals Fabien/Kris.
Configure the Route
By default, the symfony routing components requires that the parameters match the following
regex pattern: [^/]+. This means that all characters are allowed except /.
You must explicitly allow / to be part of your parameter by specifying a more permissive regex
pattern.
_hello:
pattern: /hello/{name}
defaults: { _controller: AcmeDemoBundle:Demo:hello }
requirements:
name: ".+"
That's it! Now, the {name} parameter can contain the / character.
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