[SOLVED] $_GET variables from form and mod_rewrite - transform into directory structure?

[vynsane]

hi, all... i'm wondering if there's a way to send $_GET variables to a page in the same form as the mod_rewrite rules that i'm using. for example, this page:

 

http://invincible.comics-database.com/database/comicsByReleaseDate/01-2006

 

is really this:

 

http://invincible.comics-database.com/database/comicsByReleaseDate.php?month=01&year=2006

 

the form is on this page (under "search by release date"):

 

http://invincible.comics-database.com/database/

 

the form sends one select as the month and one select as the year. basically the question is: how can i take $_GET variables coming from that form ("month=01" and "year=2006") and turn it into the mod-rewrite emulated folder structure ("/01-2006")?

 

is there a mod_rewrite that can be done, or would i have to pass it through another script that transforms the $_GETs into the form i need and then redirect it to the proper version of the URL?

 

 

[vynsane]

is there a mod_rewrite that can be done, or would i have to pass it through another script that transforms the $_GETs into the form i need and then redirect it to the proper version of the URL?

 

just FYI, i solved my own problem at the end of my post - that's what i did - i turned the forms into POST instead of GET and created a passthrough script that redirects to the correct URL. it's actually a cool little technique and i made it a multi-purpose page so at the moment 5 different forms are using the passthrough.

[sKunKbad]

Do you mind posting your passthru script, I need to do the same exact thing right now. Does anybody know if this is the best way of doing this?

[Carterhost]

Quick and Dirrty:

redirect.php:

<?php
$year = $_GET['year'];
$month = $_GET['month'];
$url = "http://invincible.comics-database.com/database/comicsByReleaseDate/".$month."-".$year;
header('Location:'.$url);
?>

 

Use this as the whole page. You should expand on it to do some input checking on your $_GET variables, but this should basically be it.

Remember, no spaces or HTML before this code or you'll get the dreaded "Headers already sent" Error.