Re: Loading dynamic pages based on URL

From: Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 01:18:56 +0000
Subject: Re: Loading dynamic pages based on URL
Groups: php.general 
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>Articles for an online magazine will use one template and load content >dynamically from a MySQL database. Assets and images for each article will >be stored in their own folder: e.g., www.mysite.com/topic/article > >Even though a physical HTML page will not exist at >www.mysite.com/topic/article, is there a way to load the appropriate >articles in the template without actually specifying a physical page name if >soemone types that URL into their browser? I'd prefer to send people to >www.mysite.com/topic/article instead of >www.mysite.com/topic/article/template.php?id=39403848 > >I realize this may be more of an Apache issue than PHP, but, thought I'd see >if anyone here has dealt with something similar. Well you still want the article ID number in the URL, right?... mysite.com/topic/article/39403848 Then just use $PATH_INFO to snag your article ID and load up the content. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm

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