Modify Displayed URL address after page load?

[Jetfire]

I was wondering if there was a way to modify the URL address after page load, so it doesn't show the user the real URL link to hide certain pages URL's.

 

Thanks.

[DarkWater]

No.

[Maq]

Not after the page load, but you can use mod_rewrite to alter the URI to keep certain things hidden...

[PFMaBiSmAd]

 

 

It would be much better if you told us what you are trying to accomplish so that someone could tell you the correct way of accomplishing it.

[Jetfire]

@Maq

Could you show me please?

[Maq]

Sure, if you're using Apache go here.  You'll find plenty of examples.

 

I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to do, there may be an easier way.  Anyway I hope this helps.

[RussellReal]

your web server MUST allow htaccess..

 

in your domain's home directory

 

put a file called ".htaccess"

 

inside of this file put something like..

 

RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^whatever/lol$ file.php?name=whatever&extraInfo=lol

 

that would redirect to file.php transparently meanwhile maintaining the original request URI in the address bar, there is way more complicated ways to use rewrites but that is an example..

[DarkWater]

Still, that's not really "hiding" anything because they can just access that same content through the rewritten URI.

[RussellReal]

dark water is right

 

but rly you can't show information without either FORCING DOWNLOAD (which sometimes when unexpected scares away users), or showing a relative path to the file..

 

you could, however, set up a ticketing system..

 

when when a user requests the file.. they get sent to a landing zone.. then the landing zone generattes a ticket associated with your IP, or denies them a ticket, depending on what criteria you want.. then when the user requests the file, remove him from the database, and then push him the data.. so that if the user gives out the url

 

whatever.com/theFile.php?file=howdy.pdf

 

if I took that from ur server if you require an active ticket.. if I gave that to my friend.. hed get denied because I don't have an active ticket..

 

its a form of security