Unique username URL

[rabu]

Hi,

 

I'm fairly new to PHP, and have a question I hope one of you guys can help me with.

 

I was wondering how to make it possible for the users of a site (that I'm currently working on) to have a unique URL, as their username - e.g.: www.site.com/username1, www.site.com/username2 and so on...

 

I really hope some one, can help me with a point of direction or some resource or tutorial links.

 

Kind regards,

- Ras

 

[ted_chou12]

I believe you should have a search in google, ".htaccess" + redirection , you will get something or tutorial. If you still cant find anything, I will try to explain it to you.

Ted

[rabu]

Okay thanks, I have been looking at it.

 

So you mean that something like this:

RewriteRule    ^([A-Za-z0-9-]+)/?$    username.php?username=$1    [L]

would do the trick. I case a user types in this URL: www.site.com/username1, then my PHP-file (username.php) will get the parameter username=username1 (www.site.com/username.php?username=username1)?

 

But wont that be visible in the browser URL to the end-user (www.site.com/username.php?username=username1)?

Or does the browser URL still stick with www.site.com/username1 - when I'm using the "RewriteRule"?

 

Thanks for your help so far, but would like to get the question above clarified if you know about that.

 

Thanks,

- Ras

 

[Jessica]

If you use the [NC] tag instead of [L] they will not see the change.