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Scottymeuk · 02-14-2009, 01:40 PM

Its called mod_rewrite. You use a .htaccess file to rewrite the url. For example:

The raw php URL will look like:

Code:

http://example.com/?user=Scottymeuk

But with the following mod_rewrite code in a .htaccess file (In the root):

Code:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule user/(.*)/$ /?user=$2

It will turn out like:

Code:

http://example.com/user/Scottymeuk

So overall, they are not real directories, they are actually getting the information from the database using php but its being rewrote using a .htaccess file.

Please note: I have not tested this code.

02-14-2009, 01:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Scottymeuk The Contributor Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 40 Thanks: 10	Its called mod_rewrite. You use a .htaccess file to rewrite the url. For example: The raw php URL will look like: Code: http://example.com/?user=Scottymeuk But with the following mod_rewrite code in a .htaccess file (In the root): Code: RewriteEngine on RewriteRule user/(.*)/$ /?user=$2 It will turn out like: Code: http://example.com/user/Scottymeuk So overall, they are not real directories, they are actually getting the information from the database using php but its being rewrote using a .htaccess file. Please note: I have not tested this code.