Hide query strings? [.htaccess or what?]

H-O-V · 03-04-2007, 10:34 AM

OK... my dad uses FrontPage to create html pages

So previously to make a page there would be a php page called whatever.php and a html body called whateverbody.html and the php would simple 'include' the body as well as head.php and foot.php. This system worked but took time, so now I made dynamic urls

so www.domain.com/page.php?content=whatever

^that would load whateverbody.php with the head and body

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/programming/301090-hide-query-strings-htaccess-or-what.html
The problem is this is not very memorable and the php files have got a lot of backlinks so it there a way of masking/redirecting any php page that is typed like pageone.php (not actually a physical file) and get it to redirect / mask to

www.domain.com/page.php?content=pageone

there will need to be some exeptions and there are some static urls that exist and with this rule they would not be able to be reached (

i think)

Thanks guys,

Mutasim

EDIT: a mate of mine suggests something called mod_rewrite :S

Barrucadu · 03-04-2007, 10:45 AM

What you need to do is make a file called .htaccess, then use this code:

Code:

RewriteEngine on 
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^([.*]+).php$ whatever.php?content=$1 [L]

That should work

H-O-V · 03-04-2007, 01:26 PM

ok.... erm.. that doesn't seem to work :S

http://www.antibodypatterns.com/page...nt=amphiphysin

http://www.antibodypatterns.com/amphiphysin.php <-- doesn't work...

help

(btw: i did change whatever to page.php)

Barrucadu · 03-04-2007, 01:32 PM

Your server seems to be down, can you get on it?

H-O-V · 03-04-2007, 02:17 PM

hey please try now...

Barrucadu · 03-04-2007, 02:20 PM

try this:

Code:

RewriteEngine on 
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^([*]+).php$ whatever.php?content=$1 [L]

Btw, please dont PM me every time you reply, just because I posted in here dosn't mean I HAVE to keep helping you until its all working.

H-O-V · 03-04-2007, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Mikor

Btw, please dont PM me every time you reply, just because I posted in here dosn't mean I HAVE to keep helping you until its all working.

sorry its just the urgency was getting to me (I will add rep when I'm sorted

)

still doesn't work

just to clear things up...

i need

http://www.antibodypatterns.com/amphiphysin.php to mask for http://www.antibodypatterns.com/page...nt=amphiphysin using htaccess

lfhost · 03-04-2007, 02:49 PM

Before you try the below, you did change whatever.php in the code to page.php right?

or try

PHP Code:

  Options +FollowSymLinks

RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^(.*).php$ page.php?content=$1 [L]

H-O-V · 03-04-2007, 02:50 PM

lfhost your code is bring content as 'page'

but its closest so far

so it is including pagebody.php

lfhost · 03-04-2007, 02:59 PM

before you even try mod rewrite, try and fix your coding

http://www.antibodypatterns.com/page...nt=amphiphysin
shows

PHP Code:

  Warning: main(pagebody.html) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/abid/public_html/page.php on line 22

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=301090
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=301090
 
Warning: main(pagebody.html) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/abid/public_html/page.php on line 22

 
Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening 'pagebody.html' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/abid/public_html/page.php on line 22

H-O-V · 03-05-2007, 12:06 AM

that is something yo do with your htaccess...

when i remove it it all goes back to square 1

Peter · 03-05-2007, 02:14 AM

You should stop the errors from displaying. Also in your code have you stopped someone choosing what page they visit? ie do you sanitize the $content variable? If you do not using that method to choose the html output could cause 'other' output of my choosing to be displayed with a little trial and error, this includes things like config files, password files etc.

jerometan · 03-05-2007, 07:42 AM

Warning : This is highly insecure code.

Please at least check to make sure the file requested is in the same directory!

H-O-V · 03-06-2007, 04:17 AM

the include is it the same directory

H-O-V · 03-07-2007, 05:07 AM

thanks anyway guys....

i got the answer off DigitalPoint

03-04-2007, 10:34 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
H-O-V NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 518	Hide query strings? [.htaccess or what?] OK... my dad uses FrontPage to create html pages So previously to make a page there would be a php page called whatever.php and a html body called whateverbody.html and the php would simple 'include' the body as well as head.php and foot.php. This system worked but took time, so now I made dynamic urls so www.domain.com/page.php?content=whatever ^that would load whateverbody.php with the head and body ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/programming/301090-hide-query-strings-htaccess-or-what.html The problem is this is not very memorable and the php files have got a lot of backlinks so it there a way of masking/redirecting any php page that is typed like pageone.php (not actually a physical file) and get it to redirect / mask to www.domain.com/page.php?content=pageone there will need to be some exeptions and there are some static urls that exist and with this rule they would not be able to be reached ( i think) Thanks guys, Mutasim EDIT: a mate of mine suggests something called mod_rewrite :S __________________ Lorem Ipsum Last edited by Mutasim; 03-04-2007 at 10:44 AM.

03-04-2007, 10:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
Barrucadu Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Yorkshire, England Posts: 2,689 Follow @barrucadu	What you need to do is make a file called .htaccess, then use this code: Code: RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^([.]+).php$ whatever.php?content=$1 [L] That should work __________________ Website \| Blog* Arch Hurd developer; GNU Webmaster; FSF member #8385

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H-O-V NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 518	ok.... erm.. that doesn't seem to work :S http://www.antibodypatterns.com/page...nt=amphiphysin http://www.antibodypatterns.com/amphiphysin.php <-- doesn't work... help (btw: i did change whatever to page.php) __________________ Lorem Ipsum

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03-04-2007, 02:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
Barrucadu Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Yorkshire, England Posts: 2,689 Follow @barrucadu	try this: Code: RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^([]+).php$ whatever.php?content=$1 [L] Btw, please dont PM me every time you reply, just because I posted in here dosn't mean I HAVE to keep helping you until its all working. __________________ Website \| Blog* Arch Hurd developer; GNU Webmaster; FSF member #8385

03-04-2007, 02:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
lfhost NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 112	Before you try the below, you did change whatever.php in the code to page.php right? or try PHP Code: `Options +FollowSymLinks RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^(.*).php$ page.php?content=$1 [L]` __________________ Thanks Paul 1\|2\|3\|4\|5\|6\|7\|8\|9\|10\|11\|12\|13

03-04-2007, 02:50 PM	THREAD STARTER #9 (permalink)
H-O-V NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 518	lfhost your code is bring content as 'page' but its closest so far so it is including pagebody.php __________________ Lorem Ipsum

03-04-2007, 02:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
lfhost NamePros Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 112	before you even try mod rewrite, try and fix your coding http://www.antibodypatterns.com/page...nt=amphiphysin shows PHP Code: Warning: main(pagebody.html) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/abid/public_html/page.php on line 22 ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=301090 ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=301090 Warning: main(pagebody.html) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/abid/public_html/page.php on line 22 Warning: main() [function.include]: Failed opening 'pagebody.html' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/abid/public_html/page.php on line 22 __________________ Thanks Paul 1\|2\|3\|4\|5\|6\|7\|8\|9\|10\|11\|12\|13

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03-05-2007, 02:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
Peter NamePros Expert Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,069	You should stop the errors from displaying. Also in your code have you stopped someone choosing what page they visit? ie do you sanitize the $content variable? If you do not using that method to choose the html output could cause 'other' output of my choosing to be displayed with a little trial and error, this includes things like config files, password files etc.

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03-06-2007, 04:17 AM	THREAD STARTER #14 (permalink)
H-O-V NamePros Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 518	the include is it the same directory __________________ Lorem Ipsum

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