doubledee Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 This past Summer I had some help creating my first ever Mod_Rewrite so I could have "Pretty URLs" in my website! After several months away from the code, I would like to get some help making sure that I understand how things really work!! Here is my Mod_Rewrite... RewriteEngine on #PRETTY: articles/postage-meters-can-save-you-money #UGLY: article.php?title=postage-meters-can-save-you-money RewriteRule articles/([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$ article.php?title=$1 This is my understanding of how things work, but please correct me if I am wrong!! 1.) A user clicks on the hyperlink www.MySite.com/articles/postage-meters-can-save-you-money 2.) Apache intercepts that URL and uses the Mod_Rewrite to transform things. Specifically, the Mod_Rewrite converts my "Pretty URL" above to the following "Ugly URL" format... www.MySite.com/article.php?title=postage-meters-can-save-you-money 3.) From this point forward, the Browser and my PHP script will always be working with the "Ugly URL"... www.MySite.com/article.php?title=postage-meters-can-save-you-money 4.) But to the user, they will always see the "Pretty URL"... www.MySite.com/articles/postage-meters-can-save-you-money So if my PHP article template wants to display the article, it will need to use... ($_GET['title']) ...to locate the article in the transformed URL and then query MySQL to find said article. Does all of the above sound correct or not? Thanks, Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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