diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bbc05bc..d0bb26d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2309.112008
+0.2309.112031
diff --git a/src/Http/HttpFx.php b/src/Http/HttpFx.php
index 6310ffd..ff3d222 100644
--- a/src/Http/HttpFx.php
+++ b/src/Http/HttpFx.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // HttpFx.php
 // Created: 2022-02-15
-// Updated: 2023-09-11
+// Updated: 2023-09-07
 
 namespace Index\Http;
 
@@ -207,6 +207,16 @@ class HttpFx implements IRouter {
         $this->router->use($path, $handler);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Merges another router with this one with possibility of changing its root.
+     *
+     * @param string $path Base path to use.
+     * @param Router $router Router object to inherit from.
+     */
+    public function merge(string $path, Router $router): void {
+        $this->router->merge($path, $router);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adds a new route.
      *
diff --git a/src/Http/HttpRequest.php b/src/Http/HttpRequest.php
index 7ffb165..ec7c7d4 100644
--- a/src/Http/HttpRequest.php
+++ b/src/Http/HttpRequest.php
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 // HttpRequest.php
 // Created: 2022-02-08
-// Updated: 2023-09-11
+// Updated: 2023-08-16
 
 namespace Index\Http;
 
 use InvalidArgumentException;
-use RuntimeException;
 use Index\Version;
 use Index\MediaType;
 use Index\Http\Content\IHttpContent;
@@ -81,22 +80,7 @@ class HttpRequest extends HttpMessage {
         $build = new HttpRequestBuilder;
         $build->setHttpVersion(new Version(...array_map('intval', explode('.', substr($_SERVER['SERVER_PROTOCOL'], 5)))));
         $build->setMethod($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']);
-
-        // this currently doesn't "properly" support the scenario where a full url is specified in the http request
-        $path = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
-        $pathQueryOffset = strpos($path, '?');
-        if($pathQueryOffset !== false)
-            $path = substr($path, 0, $pathQueryOffset);
-        else {
-            $pathHashOffset = strpos($path, '#');
-            if($pathHashOffset !== false)
-                $path = substr($path, 0, $pathHashOffset);
-        }
-
-        if(!str_starts_with($path, '/'))
-            $path = '/' . $path;
-
-        $build->setPath($path);
+        $build->setPath('/' . trim(parse_url($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], PHP_URL_PATH), '/'));
         $build->setParams($_GET);
         $build->setCookies($_COOKIE);
 
diff --git a/src/Routing/IRouter.php b/src/Routing/IRouter.php
index c9323c7..3f98e04 100644
--- a/src/Routing/IRouter.php
+++ b/src/Routing/IRouter.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // IRouter.php
 // Created: 2023-01-06
-// Updated: 2023-09-11
+// Updated: 2023-09-06
 
 namespace Index\Routing;
 
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ interface IRouter {
      */
     public function use(string $path, callable $handler): void;
 
+    /**
+     * Merges another router with this one with possibility of changing its root.
+     *
+     * @param string $path Base path to use.
+     * @param Router $router Router object to inherit from.
+     */
+    public function merge(string $path, Router $router): void;
+
     /**
      * Adds a new route.
      *
diff --git a/src/Routing/Route.php b/src/Routing/Route.php
index 26fb6fd..fac985a 100644
--- a/src/Routing/Route.php
+++ b/src/Routing/Route.php
@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@ class Route {
     private ?string $method;
     private string $path;
 
-    /**
-     * Creates a Route attribute.
-     *
-     * @param string $pathOrMethod Method name if this is registering a route, path if this is registering middleware.
-     * @param ?string $path Path if this registering a route, null if this is registering middleware.
-     */
+    /** @internal */
     public function __construct(string $pathOrMethod, ?string $path = null) {
         if($path === null) {
             $this->method = null;
diff --git a/src/Routing/RouteInfo.php b/src/Routing/RouteInfo.php
index d1daa63..4f7dc41 100644
--- a/src/Routing/RouteInfo.php
+++ b/src/Routing/RouteInfo.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // RouteInfo.php
 // Created: 2022-01-20
-// Updated: 2023-09-11
+// Updated: 2022-02-27
 
 namespace Index\Routing;
 
@@ -33,6 +33,22 @@ class RouteInfo {
         return $child;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @internal
+     */
+    public function mergeRoute(string $path, RouteInfo $route): void {
+        if($path === '') {
+            $this->children = array_merge($this->children, $route->children);
+            $this->methods = array_merge($this->methods, $route->methods);
+            $this->middlewares = array_merge($this->middlewares, $route->middlewares);
+            if($this->dynamicChild === null)
+                $this->dynamicChild = $route->dynamicChild;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->getChild($path, $next)->mergeRoute($next, $route);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @internal
      */
diff --git a/src/Routing/Router.php b/src/Routing/Router.php
index 9ca7549..da91848 100644
--- a/src/Routing/Router.php
+++ b/src/Routing/Router.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // Router.php
 // Created: 2022-01-18
-// Updated: 2023-09-11
+// Updated: 2023-09-06
 
 namespace Index\Routing;
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Router implements IRouter {
         if($method === 'head')
             $method = 'get';
 
-        return $this->route->resolve($method, $path, $args);
+        return $this->route->resolve($method, trim($path, '/'), $args);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -43,7 +43,17 @@ class Router implements IRouter {
      * @param callable $handler Middleware function.
      */
     public function use(string $path, callable $handler): void {
-        $this->route->addMiddleware($path, $handler);
+        $this->route->addMiddleware(trim($path, '/'), $handler);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Merges another router with this one with possibility of changing its root.
+     *
+     * @param string $path Base path to use.
+     * @param Router $router Router object to inherit from.
+     */
+    public function merge(string $path, Router $router): void {
+        $this->route->mergeRoute(trim($path, '/'), $router->route);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -57,7 +67,7 @@ class Router implements IRouter {
         if(empty($method))
             throw new InvalidArgumentException('$method may not be empty.');
 
-        $this->route->addMethod($method, $path, $handler);
+        $this->route->addMethod($method, trim($path, '/'), $handler);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/RouterTest.php b/tests/RouterTest.php
index f88f3fb..3e047f3 100644
--- a/tests/RouterTest.php
+++ b/tests/RouterTest.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // RouterTest.php
 // Created: 2022-01-20
-// Updated: 2023-09-11
+// Updated: 2023-09-08
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ final class RouterTest extends TestCase {
         });
 
         $this->assertEquals(['meow', 'rules page'], $router2->resolve('GET', '/rules')->runAll());
+
+        $router1->merge('/info', $router2);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(['warioware', 'meow', 'rules page'], $router1->resolve('GET', '/info/rules')->runAll());
+
         $this->assertEquals(['meow', 'numeric test'], $router2->resolve('GET', '/25252')->runAll());
 
         $router3 = new Router;