Custom URL help

[rsquaredpgh]

I'm wondering if there is an easy way to redirect users from a custom url to a specific page. For example,

 

User types in: www.mysite.com/programname

 

and ends up at: www.mysite.com/programs.php?programID=17

 

Not sure if this specifically falls under PHP but I've gotten help here before and thought I've give it a shot. Thanks in advance for the help.

[AbraCadaver]

I'm wondering if there is an easy way to redirect users from a custom url to a specific page. For example,

 

User types in: www.mysite.com/programname

 

and ends up at: www.mysite.com/programs.php?programID=17

 

Not sure if this specifically falls under PHP but I've gotten help here before and thought I've give it a shot. Thanks in advance for the help.

 

If using apache use mod_rewrite, but it would need to be written like this:

 

www.mysite.com/programname

- becomes

www.mysite.com/programs.php?programID=programname

 

And then in PHP you would need to map the programname to the programID number (normally from a database).  Or you could use this:

 

www.mysite.com/programname/15

- becomes

www.mysite.com/programs.php?programID=15

[gwolgamott]

You could also just request a dynamic page and if it's blank then just load the main content... thus everytime they type the main address it reroutes them to the new page.

 

				// Check if page has been requested

				if (!isset($_REQUEST['page'])) 
					{ 
					$folder_page = "index/Home";
					// Page has not been requested, show default page
					$page = 'index/Home/struct.php';
					} 

				else 
					{
					 // request page here
					$page = $_REQUEST['page'];
					$folder_page = '/index/'.$page;
					$page = ('index/'.$page.'/struct.php');						
					//echo "<!-- CCCCCCCCCCC ".$page." CCCCCCCCCCCC-->";
					} // End if page has been requested

				// Check to see if page exists
				if (file_exists($page)) 
					{ 
					// Page exists

					// Show page
					include("./$page");
					} 

				else 
					{ 
					// Page doesn't exist
					echo 'Sorry, the page that you are trying to access does not exist.';
					} // End if page exists