Re: search engines ignoring .php3 pages

I pass variables in the url like this: http://www.domain.com/store/category/Music/Rock/13245 "store" is a directory, and therefore doesn't get read in as a variable. "category" is a php file, without an extenstion. "Music" is the first variable, in this case a category "Rock" is the second variable, in this case the subcategory "13245" is the third variable, in this case the part number I really like doing it this way, and it makes for human readable urls too... and ANY search engine will index them (and therefore all of the products in the database that have links into them, which is all of them). It takes a little getting used to, and there are some precautions you have to take (use the php functions to use only HTML safe characters, for example), but it is easy to to, and I won't go back to the old way. You can also stick an index.html, or details.html or whatever on the end of the URL, which is still a variable, not a file, and can tell the page how to display the info, or what to display. Brian > Most search engines do not discriminate on the basis of suffix, except to > rule out file types that don't have indexable text (e.g. .gif). These > engines would still index .php3, .asp, etc. > > But it's also true that most engines screen out URLs that have GET arguments > (e.g www.mysite.com/mypage.php?user=4), on the theory that the content is > dynamic, and so probably won't be around at the same URL tomorrow. This is > unfortunate, because using a scripting language + arguments can be a good > way to create a complex site even if the site ends up being static (i.e. the > same url + the same arguments always produces the same content). > > --tim > > On Wed, 04 Oct 2000 18:44:47 -0400, michael@tapinternet.com wrote: > > > The words 'hogwash' spring to mind, but that's just me. > > > > *easy* way to test this is to simply search for 'index.php3' > > on a few search engines - I tried google, altavista and excite, > > for example, and in the result sets they returned, there were > > inevitably some URLs that had 'index.php3' or some other 'dynamic' > > ending to them. > > > > They seem to be wanting to get you to agree to them redoing > > your pages in a 'search engine' friendly manner. This > > may or may not be worthwhile, but I'd be distrustful of a company > > that made such a bold statement that is so easily refuted. > > > > Good luck. :) > > > > > > Charles Killian wrote: > > > > > I know there has been a lot of talk about search engines and php pages > but > > > what is the latest consensus on php pages being ignored by search > engines? > > > > > > Has anyone found this to be true: > > > > > > "Though each engine categorizes a site's content according its own > unique > > > algorithms, all > > > search engines share the same flaw. They cannot handle dynamically > > > loading pages, such as the ".php3" front door to your site, and will > > > ignore links placed on such default pages." > > > > > > This is what a search engine placement company is claiming. > > > > > > Charles > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > -- > > ========================== > > Michael Kimsal > > http://www.tapinternet.com > > 734-480-9961 > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > ---- > Support me and PHP at the same time. :) > Order the PHP 4 Bible using http://www.php.net/books.php. > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Say Bye to Slow Internet! > http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net