Change url text

[ayok]

Hi all,

 

One question. I want to change a php url text, for example: www.myweb.com/gbook.php?id=blah&page=bleh, in to shorter text in order to do an SEO, like www.myweb.com/gbook.php/newpage. What function do I need?

 

thanks,

ayok

[trq]

You need the apache module mod_rewrite, nothing to do with php.

[ayok]

How can I change the apache modul on webserver? Should I ask my hosting?

[trq]

If your host is running apache it is highly likely mod_rewrite is enabled already.

[unkwntech]

if you want to do: www.myweb.com/gbook.php/newpage

then you don't even need mod_rewrite, just parse $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] you will need mod_rewite if you want http://www.myweb.com/gbook/newpage to be the link.

[ayok]

Hi. Thanks. I think that's what I need. Is there any tutorial about parsing $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']? I can't really find it on php.net.

 

ayok

[trq]

Thats not going to work because your server will be looking for a non existent directory called newpage. mod_rewrite is what your looking for.

 

A simple example might be.

 

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ gbook.php?id=$1 [L]

 

Given the url http://www.myweb.com/newpage, the variable $_GET['id'] within gbook.php would hold 'newpage'.