change filetype and ignore if var isnt set?

[pgrevents]

I think thats the right heading for what I am about to ask

 

1st q: Change filetype? Is it possible to change the lets say index.php to index.whateveriwant

2nd q: i have the a my rewrite rule in the htdocs folder if a user sets www.iamdj.co.uk/djname it will do this www.iamdj.co.uk/dj/display/djname now I already have this working but what I want is if someone goes to www.iamdj.co.uk it displays the index.php file instead of transfering.

 

I have tried to fiddle about but since I donot know much about mod rewrite I thought I would as how these are done. I have tried google etc and I am not finding what I am wanting to know.

 

Thanks peeps

[gffg4574fghsDSGDGKJYM]

 

1st q: Change filetype? Is it possible to change the lets say index.php to index.whateveriwant

Yes just add another type in .htaccess/apache config like that :

 

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php

You can use any extension you want and all file with that extension will be processed as if it was a php

 

You can use FilesMatch too like this :

<FilesMatch "\.(css|style)$">
SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
</FilesMatch>

Will process file with .css and .style as php file.

 

2nd q: i have the a my rewrite rule in the htdocs folder if a user sets www.iamdj.co.uk/djname it will do this www.iamdj.co.uk/dj/display/djname now I already have this working but what I want is if someone goes to www.iamdj.co.uk it displays the index.php file instead of transfering.

What exactly are you trying to do ?

 

[pgrevents]

What I am trying to do on the second q is just say user types in www.iamdj.co.uk the user will be presented with the main page www.iamdj.co.uk/index.php BUT if a user types in www.iamdj.co.uk/djname the user is taken to www.iamdj.co.uk/dj/index.php?display=djname  or www.iamdj.co.uk/dj/display/djname

 

regarding q1 I take it I would need direct access to the appache config file?

 

thanks

 

 

 

[gffg4574fghsDSGDGKJYM]

regarding q1 I take it I would need direct access to the appache config file?

I'm not sure about your configuration but i think not, you should be able to put it in a .htaccess.

 

For the others question you can use this :

Options +FollowSymLinks

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule  .....some rules.......
</IfModule>

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f will prevent the rewriterule to work if the file exist, like php, image, css, javascript and if not file exist with that name use the rewriterule.