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datahound · 08-02-2008, 04:33

I am trying to set up navigation by directory address similar to Wordpress.

So

mydomain.com/hello

goes to

mydomain.com/index.php?var=hello

I have got this far but not quite right, any clues? Thanks.

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/ index.php?var=$1

Bill Posters · 08-02-2008, 05:18

Code:

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^hello/?$ index.php?var=hello

If you've a range of sections/pages, you can match is against a pattern.

e.g.

Code:

RewriteRule ^([page1|page2|page3|page4])/?$ index.php?var=$1

…or…

Code:

RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9-_]+)/?$ index.php?var=$1

This last one works with any 'directory' which consists of those characters listed between the square brackets: 0-9, a-z upper and lowercase, hyphen and underscore.

datahound · 08-02-2008, 05:47

Thanks Bill, unfortunately it won't work.

The first one index.php is not reacting to the variable and the second crashes the server for all files.

Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Bill Posters · 08-02-2008, 05:53

The second one contains an error. (Oops!)
The hyphen near the end should be the first character…

Code:

RewriteRule ^([-a-zA-Z0-9_]+)/?$ index.php?var=$1

The use of the var name var may also be causing issues, as it may be a protected keyword. It's worth using another name for the parameter, just to be safe.

On the index.php, you'd access the parameters using $_GET['paramName'] (paramName being whatever name you use for the parameter.

datahound · 08-02-2008, 06:07

Oh yes it works now, and you were right I was not using $GET.

Creaming my pants.

FWIW Cannot make the first one work though.

Bill Posters · 08-02-2008, 11:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by datahound

FWIW Cannot make the first one work though.

This one…?

Code:

RewriteRule ^hello/?$ index.php?var=hello

…or this one…?

Code:

RewriteRule ^([page1|page2|page3|page4])/?$ index.php?var=$1

In both cases, the rule will only work for exact matches.
The hello one will only forward a request from yourdomain.com/hello or yourdomain.com/hello/ to yourdomain.com/index.php?var=hello

The second one will only forward the following url requests

Code:

yourdomain.com/page1
yourdomain.com/page1/
yourdomain.com/page2
yourdomain.com/page2/
yourdomain.com/page3
yourdomain.com/page3/
yourdomain.com/page4
yourdomain.com/page4/

.

pgo · 08-02-2008, 11:09

I like the way Drupal handles things.

Code:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA]

It does this nice thing with creating a single query string for every request:

Code:

somewhere.com/index.php?q=module/function/something

Becomes:

Code:

somewhere.com/module/function/something

Similar to the way some MVC frameworks seem to work (but then I'm not too familiar with them either as I only really dabble in server-side stuff).

datahound · 08-02-2008, 11:41

It was this one Bill

RewriteRule ^([page1|page2|page3|page4])/?$ index.php?var=$1

When I change page1 for hello it should function but does not.

But no never mind I am entirely content with the other.

Thanks.

08-02-2008, 04:33	#1 (permalink)
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08-02-2008, 05:18	#2 (permalink)
Bill Posters trouble free and loverlee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: YooKay Posts: 2,968	Code: Options +FollowSymlinks RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^hello/?$ index.php?var=hello If you've a range of sections/pages, you can match is against a pattern. e.g. Code: RewriteRule ^([page1\|page2\|page3\|page4])/?$ index.php?var=$1 …or… Code: RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9-_]+)/?$ index.php?var=$1 This last one works with any 'directory' which consists of those characters listed between the square brackets: 0-9, a-z upper and lowercase, hyphen and underscore.

08-02-2008, 05:47	#3 (permalink)
datahound Spare Parts Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bracknell Forest Posts: 4,931	Thanks Bill, unfortunately it won't work. The first one index.php is not reacting to the variable and the second crashes the server for all files. Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. __________________ poochmedia \| Computer Spare Parts \| Computer & Telephone Disposals

08-02-2008, 05:53	#4 (permalink)
Bill Posters trouble free and loverlee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: YooKay Posts: 2,968	The second one contains an error. (Oops!) The hyphen near the end should be the first character… Code: RewriteRule ^([-a-zA-Z0-9_]+)/?$ index.php?var=$1 The use of the var name var may also be causing issues, as it may be a protected keyword. It's worth using another name for the parameter, just to be safe. On the index.php, you'd access the parameters using $_GET['paramName'] (paramName being whatever name you use for the parameter.

08-02-2008, 06:07	#5 (permalink)
datahound Spare Parts Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bracknell Forest Posts: 4,931	Oh yes it works now, and you were right I was not using $GET. Creaming my pants. FWIW Cannot make the first one work though. __________________ poochmedia \| Computer Spare Parts \| Computer & Telephone Disposals

08-02-2008, 11:09	#7 (permalink)
pgo Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,358	I like the way Drupal handles things. Code: RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA] It does this nice thing with creating a single query string for every request: Code: somewhere.com/index.php?q=module/function/something Becomes: Code: somewhere.com/module/function/something Similar to the way some MVC frameworks seem to work (but then I'm not too familiar with them either as I only really dabble in server-side stuff).

08-02-2008, 11:41	#8 (permalink)
datahound Spare Parts Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bracknell Forest Posts: 4,931	It was this one Bill RewriteRule ^([page1\|page2\|page3\|page4])/?$ index.php?var=$1 When I change page1 for hello it should function but does not. But no never mind I am entirely content with the other. Thanks. __________________ poochmedia \| Computer Spare Parts \| Computer & Telephone Disposals

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