Question About A Website "Effect"

[Dave_Z]

If you type in these 2 URLs on your browser:

http://flexira . com/homepage

http://thebestira . com/homepage

You'll get actual websites. But here's the thing: the homepage part is html,
it's not a subfolder having an index file whatsoever.

Someone asked me how to create this effect in another website he's building
for a client of his. And I obviously don't know, which is why I'm here. :D

One thing he observed about those 2 is that they're in Unix/Linux platforms.
His client's hosting is in Windows, so he figured he might have to get it
switched.

I'm guessing there's a file or configuration somewhere which creates this
"effect". But what exactly does that?

Is this an .htaccess or web.config thing? I've never seen this before.

Thanks.

(BTW, sorry about breaking up the URL. He doesn't the SEs finding it yet.)

 

[weblord]

it's mod_rewrite option of apache combined with .htaccess:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod/mod_rewrite.html

ive been wanting to learn that too here's a beginner's guide:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/misc/rewriteguide.html

 

[armstrong]

I'm confident this can be done with mod-rewrite -> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod/mod_rewrite.html

Just create a mod_rewrite rule that takes the "/homepage" part of the url and loads the corresponding page, which in this case could be "/homepage.html"

EDIT: Our kababayan beat me to the punch!

 

[weblord]

I'm confident this can be done with mod-rewrite -> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod/mod_rewrite.html

Just create a mod_rewrite rule that takes the "/homepage" part of the url and loads the corresponding page, which in this case could be "/homepage.html"

EDIT: Our kababayan beat me to the punch!

:hehe: Im using mod_rewrite when I post
you know what there's so much ranting about mod_rewrite and it's a different world that needs mastery and exploration, one forum i read that being a mod_rewrite master you can take different domains and links and make them your own, spooky isn't it. also ive been using it on my domains and can even show up article1.html and i look up on my folders and there's no file like that whtsoever on my folder, so mod_rewrite is to blame.

 

[Dave_Z]

Thanks, kababayans!

(weblord, you owe armstrong here a beer. :D)

 

[weblord]

Thanks, kababayans!

(weblord, you owe armstrong here a beer. :D)

fortunately for me he doesn't drink, or I might be wrong. :hehe:

 

[armstrong]

fortunately for me he doesn't drink, or I might be wrong. :hehe:

The day the beer and wine run out ... would be the day I switch to Green Cross. :cy:

 

[weblord]

hopefully i can escape, i don't drink I only drink the Holy Spirit, but that's another topic armstrong will not go with. ok a challenge how about i drink green cross with you, and you drink the H.S. with me