mod_rewrite

All the pages on my website (except the messageboard) are displayed like this:

/?page=xxxx

But I want to use mod_rewrite so that it hides the ?page= and uses everything after that to create /xxxx/.

So http://mywebsite.com/?page=contact would load up by going to http://www.mywebsite.com/contact/

Remember I don't want it to effect http://www.mywebsite/messageboard/

Can this be done?

 

Yes. Their is a mod_rewrite forum on here...or maybe its Apache. Either way, go to that forum and post it there. They'll be able to help.

Also, doing a couple of quick searches in Google and you'll find what you're looking for. Search under: .htaccess mod rewrite

 

This is easy.

1. Look for .htaccess in your root directory. If it is not there, create it.
2. Look for:
RewriteEngine ON
in the beginning. If it is not there, type it as the first line.
3. Type:
RewriteRule ^page-(.*)$ index.php?page=$1 [L]
4. Try this:
www.mysite.com/page-contact

If it works fine, you will need to change all links on the site to /page-(page_here)

 

Is there anyway to have that without the "page-" and also would a trailing slash still work?

 

(First two lines might not be needed.)

Options +Indexes
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^([^.]+)/$ index.php?page=$1 [L]

This is if the index file is index.php and make sure you have no real directories, or they'll be messed up, hince the page- suggestion he gave you!

er...after you try it, go to domain.com/messageboard/ and you'll see why you need the page- part. You need something unique in the URL. .html would work.

 

I do have real directories so I guess doing what I really want (no manual adding to htaccess per page) isn't possible.

I'll have to stick with this:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^(profile|biography|schedule|quotes|career|results|images)(/)?$ /?page=$1

Thanks everyone anyway....