How to Get Http Hostname in Laravel

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In this topic we will see how to get the host name of the any incoming request in laravel using the getHost() and getHttpHost() method. This methods will get the host name of any of the incoming request to the application and give us the host name of the request.
To retrieve the HTTP hostname in Laravel, utilize the getHttpHost() or getHost() method within the request object. This function seamlessly fetches the hostname, simplifying tasks such as dynamic URL generation or handling multi-domain applications in Laravel with ease.

1) getHost() this method is used to retrive the host name of the incoming request , it will get the host name of the incoming request and then gives the host name of the request. IT will not give the complete information of the incoming host name.

2) getHttpHost() this method is also used to retrive the host name of the incoming request, unlike the previous method it will give the complete information about the host name of the incoming request.

By using the getHost() method it will give the doamin name ,

<?php
     
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
    
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
    
class UserController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index(Request $request)
    {
        $hostname = $request->getHost();
  
        return "HTTP Hostname: " . $hostname;
    }
}


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output

HTTP Hostname: itsolutionsguides

using getHttpHost() we will get the entire host name or domain or url of the website unlike previous example it will only give domain name only not the complete url,

<?php
     
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
    
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
    
class UserController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index(Request $request)
    {
        $hostname = $request->getHttpHost();
  
        return "HTTP Hostname: " . $hostname;
    }
}


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output

HTTP Hostname: https://itsolutionsguides.com

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