.htaccess

[benbacardi]

hey guys

i have a forum i've written, and i want 2 do wat this forum does with the .htaccess stuff, and instead of having the url viewtopic.php?topicid=12, i want it to have the name-of-the-topic.html, like this forum does...

how can i do that? i noticed in the other post, rob showed a bit of code from .htaccess, but how wud i do that so that it gets the title of the topic from the database?

thanks

[Rob]

Ben,

You need to code your application so that it writes out the url's the way you want.

The .htaccess rules just make sure that the non-existant URL's (when requested) are directed to your existing scripts.

Obviously, you'll be able to code the URL side, post when you need .htaccess help.

[Tim356]

You could always download the plugin that Rob did for the url converting, then have a good look at how they did it?

[Rob]

Originally Posted by Tim356

You could always download the plugin that Rob did for the url converting, then have a good look at how they did it?

Or dont.... it's a commercial script and as such the code is protected, obfuscated and un-readable.

[benbacardi]

ok thanks rob
i can recode it to include the title, but then what to i actually link to in my <a href="blah"> etc? do i link to the php, will the .htaccess handle the rest? or do i need to link to the new .html url?

[Rob]

Hi Ben.... link to the url as you want it to appear. The .htaccess file will push requests for that url at your php files.

It's a common misconception that .htaccess will change url's in scripts...... it wont. It will only perform operations on HTTP Requested URL's.... that is, your browser requests a url...... your server then does something with that url (re-writes it, forwards it, redirects it, rejects it(with error) )

You have to make all your URL's look pretty.... .htaccess will just make sure that http requests for the pretty versions are transfered across to your php file.

Hope that makes sense.

[benbacardi]

yea it does, thank you, i'll give it a go