php-fakerHow can I generate a fake URL using PHP Faker?

Using PHP Faker, you can generate a fake URL with the url() method. This method takes a parameter of $scheme which defines the URL protocol. Here is an example:

<?php

require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';

$faker = Faker\Factory::create();

echo $faker->url('http');

Output example

http://www.paul.org/

The code above:

• require_once 'vendor/autoload.php'; - loads the Faker library
• $faker = Faker\Factory::create(); - creates an instance of Faker
• echo $faker->url('http'); - generates a fake URL with the url() method, using the http protocol

Helpful links

• PHP Faker Documentation
• Faker\Generator::url

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