Simple help needed for simple man

[freaka]

I would like to write a script in PHP that would allow me to link things like this:

 

index.php?p=news  < and have this goto the news page

and

index.php?download=moo.mp3  < and have this download the file

 

but what i would really like is if i could not even have to write the index.php part. for example:

 

http://DJFreaka.com/?p=news

and

http://DJFreaka.com/?download=moo.mp3

 

I had written a script similar to this once before, but i dont remember how. also i want to figure out how to make it so when i link to files like this, the real location isnt revealed. the script i wrote redirected to the file, but then the address bar read "http://djfreaka.com/example.html" when i did something like ?p=example.

 

so if anyone can help me out, i would be deeply appreciative. thanks a lot for your help.

[DanDaBeginner]

try the mod_rewrite....