modX.beforeRequest

modX::beforeRequest¶

modRequest::handleRequest() calls it after the Resource identifier is resolved and before OnWebPageInit fires. The method removes the +username, +password, +dbname and +host placeholders.

initialize() copies config values into +-prefixed placeholders. With filter_config_placeholders enabled (the default), the credentials (username, password, dbname, …) are stripped from the config before that copy. +username, +password and +dbname therefore only appear when the setting is disabled; beforeRequest() removes them either way.

The 3.x config has no host key (only http_host), so initialize() never creates +host. The call guards against it being set elsewhere, as in the example below. Only front-end requests reach beforeRequest() — manager and connector requests never call it.

Syntax¶

void beforeRequest ()

No parameters.

Example¶

$modx->initialize('web');
$modx->setPlaceholder('+host', 'localhost');

$modx->beforeRequest();

$host = $modx->getPlaceholder('+host'); // null

See Also¶

• modX
• modX.initialize
• OnWebPageInit