getting php to end in html?

[monkeytooth]

I dunno where I should ask this but i frequent this part of the forum so here goes..

 

I really don't know how to ask what It is I wanna do, I belive its possible. I think I recall once reading something on the subject. This deals with search engine indexing. So here goes. Im making a site mostly php/sql based. So its vastly dynamicly ran based on pre-templated files. But from what I recall, search engines hate the long URLs and avoid them.

So keeping the Dynamic element in mind. How can I say this. Well Ill put it right out there..

 

Instead of: index.php?some=thing&other=thing&this=that&article=625989999

goto something to the effect of: ../thing/other/this/625989999.html

Now I know the url is still long but now it holds the effect of something static..

[trq]

Google mod_rewrite tutorials or take a look in our mod_rewrite board (child of the apache board).

[pugboy]

You would want to include the file. http://us3.php.net/include/

 

You can build the path from the get variables.

[ag3nt42]

pugboy has the best solution i think..

 

just use the variables you currently have and rebuild them before you output the link.