username to folder name

[devknob]

How would I set something up to where each user has a URL like website.com/username

 

Should I be making folders, or is there a better way?

[redbullmarky]

have a google around for mod_rewrite (if you're on an Apache web server), as this is the general approach of most similar setups (eg, myspace).

 

the idea is that instead of domain.com/username pointing to a username folder, it ACTUALLY points to something like domain.com/user.php?username=whatever in the background.

[devknob]

I knew i wouldnt need to make 2934829348923 directories

 

Thanks man