Re: Re: Can the URL be controlled for more user-friendly readability? [SOLVED]

On Mon, Dec 26, 2005 at 09:26:38PM +0900, Dave M G wrote: > > Thank you for the suggestions. Altering the rules of the Apache server > seems to suggest the potential to have the effect I am after. I know > nothing about configuring Apache, but I will try to learn. > If my discovery process brings me back to PHP issues, then I will > return here with more questions. > I appreciate you taking the time to offer advice. Another method that wasn't mentioned, which helps take the logic needed to parse parameters in the more 'user-friendly' way is to set up apache to treat a file as a directory so you could have: http://domain.com/user/first.last.html The 'user' is actually a file that is a php script that reads data from $_SERVER['PATH_INFO'] and parses it as needed. You just need to setup apache using: <Files user> SetHandler application/x-httpd-php </Files> and make a php script called user like: <?php var_dump($_SERVER['PATH_INFO'])' ?> I prefer this method cause it removes any sort of programming logic from apache, so if I decide, that well, i want to allow just lastname.html, i only have one place to worry about the logic. Curt. -- cat .signature: No such file or directory