Shorter URLs

jpm6917 · 05-07-2006, 11:58 AM

In your .htaccess file add:

Code:

<Files page>
SetHandler application/x-httpd-php 
</Files>

Now file "page" will be a php page without the file extension ".php"

www..com/page
www..com/page.php

Dan · 05-07-2006, 12:31 PM

I don't see why you would want to do that..

That would mess up folders, too. If you linked to a folder on your site without the trailing slash it would go to the foldername.php

jpm6917 · 05-07-2006, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by Dan Friedman

I don't see why you would want to do that..
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/code/194893-shorter-urls.html

That would mess up folders, too. If you linked to a folder on your site without the trailing slash it would go to the foldername.php

Not true, it would only go to "page" no matter what. I think you are confused. You are renaming the file to just “page” page.php does not exist anymore.

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Dan · 05-07-2006, 07:18 PM

Yes, so since you don't need an extension to make it PHP, if you went to site.com/folder it would go to folder.php and not the actual folder.

Say you linked to your forums (site.com/forums) that would do forums.php which isn't what you want.

You would have to make all links go to site.com/forums/

Plus, it only gets rid of .php.. not that big of a difference.

jpm6917 · 05-07-2006, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Dan Friedman

Yes, so since you don't need an extension to make it PHP, if you went to site.com/folder it would go to folder.php and not the actual folder.

Understand your logic. This is just another way to make shorter URLs.

Then you can pass vars

www..com/page/var/

PHP Code:

   
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=194893
$var_array = explode("/",$PATH_INFO);

$your_var = $var_array[1];

Example, you can have this:

www..com/page.php?var=BLAH (Ugly!)

or you can have this:

www..com/page/BLAH/ (Clean and SEO friendly!)

cashboy · 05-28-2006, 09:22 PM

I like the script... but is there any advanced version of it,..... i mean is there any class available that more sufficiently manages it?

PoorDoggie · 06-03-2006, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by jpm6917

Code:

<Files page>
SetHandler application/x-httpd-php 
</Files>

That wouldn't change EVERY file? Just page.php?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=194893

If I put "<Files search>" it would just be search.php? and not EVERY SINGLE FOLDER?

Am I right?

Thanks
Tom

vincenzo · 06-06-2006, 05:11 PM

What about using the mod_rewrite method:

PHP Code:

  Add this to the .htaccess file on the root of your server:

 
RewriteEngine on

RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=194893
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/$

RewriteRule (.*) $1\.php [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

RewriteRule ^(.+)/$ /$1 [R=301,L]

That should just strip out the php extension of evry file.

- Vince

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vincenzo NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 779	What about using the mod_rewrite method: PHP Code: `Add this to the .htaccess file on the root of your server: RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=194893 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/$ RewriteRule (.) $1\.php [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.+)/$ /$1 [R=301,L]` That should just strip out the php extension of evry file. - Vince __________________ Buy, sell or rent Spanish property - Great domain prices Play at School - Secret Surfing - Back up all your MySQL Webmaster tools - Dating made easy Do you want just a website or an Online Business?*

05-07-2006, 12:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dan Buy my domains. Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,792	I don't see why you would want to do that.. That would mess up folders, too. If you linked to a folder on your site without the trailing slash it would go to the foldername.php

05-07-2006, 07:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dan Buy my domains. Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,792	Yes, so since you don't need an extension to make it PHP, if you went to site.com/folder it would go to folder.php and not the actual folder. Say you linked to your forums (site.com/forums) that would do forums.php which isn't what you want. You would have to make all links go to site.com/forums/ Plus, it only gets rid of .php.. not that big of a difference.

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