poleposters Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Hi, I was wondering if it was possible to generate a flat URL from a from using the method GET. I've had some experience using mod-rewrite to create flat URLs from links e.g www.domain.com/blog/id/1 is interpreted as www.domain.com/blog.php?id=1 But how do I do it the other way around? ie. When I submit a form using the get method its going to generate a messy URL. Can I get the form to generate a flat URL? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/179906-query-string-from-a-form-get-method-to-flat-url/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTechie Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 If its from a form then your need to use some Javascript.. it really depends what your trying to do, Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/179906-query-string-from-a-form-get-method-to-flat-url/#findComment-949048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
poleposters Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 I was afraid someone might mention javascript. Mainly I'd like to make the URLs look clean and tidy and with any luck gain some advantage in SEO. I just had an idea to use an intermediary page to process the form data and spit out a a flat URL to complete the query. ie the form data www.domain.com/blog.php?id=1 is passed to intermediate.php and transfomed and redirected to www.domain/blog/id/1/ where the query is completed. Are there any cons to this method? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/179906-query-string-from-a-form-get-method-to-flat-url/#findComment-949074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jnerocorp Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 im not entirely sure but i believe it is possible to do what you are trying to do with the .htaccess to any experts what I believe he means is he wants his links to look like this: "www.domain/blog/id/1/" instead of this: "www.domain.com/blog.php?id=1" -John Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/179906-query-string-from-a-form-get-method-to-flat-url/#findComment-949076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadTechie Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 @Jnerocorp, your correct but i don't believe thats what his asking for .. when you post from a form the URL the form goes to (VIA GET) is like index.php?id=10&name=blar, Now while you can change the URL in an anchor tag, its not really possible to do it in a form.. but you could have a javascript collect all the form elements and build up a query and use windows.locations= "page.php?"+buildUpQuery Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/179906-query-string-from-a-form-get-method-to-flat-url/#findComment-949098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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