'home.php', '/admin' => 'admin.php', '/about' => 'about.php', '/profile/([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)' => 'profile.php', '/conv/([a-zA-Z0-9]{7})' => 'conv.php', // matches only twtHash of exactly 7 alphanumeric characters '/post/([a-zA-Z0-9]{7})' => 'post.php', // matches only twtHash of exactly 7 alphanumeric characters ]; // Loop through the defined routes and try to match the request URI foreach ($routes as $pattern => $action) { if (preg_match('#^' . $pattern . '$#', $path, $matches)) { // Extract any matched parameters (e.g., username) if(!empty($matches[1])) { //array_shift($matches); $id = $matches[1]; } // Load the corresponding action (view) require __DIR__ . $viewDir . $action; exit; // Stop processing further routes } } // If no matching route is found, handle as a 404 http_response_code(404); echo "

Oops! Page not found.

"; /* Credit: - PHP FOR BEGINNERS #4 - Create a dynamic Router: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaHBK2XJ5Io - https://chat.openai.com/c/3082a22a-d70e-4740-891c-9872f5da2180 */