Preserved Topic: mod_rewrite

How would one go about changing domain.com/file.php?var=foo&var2=bar something that the less advanced robots can index the site?

Thanks,

JMJimmy

Here are the solutions without using mod_rewrite Apache module:

http://www.evolt.org/article/Search_Engine_Friendly_URLs_with_PHP_and_Apache/17/15049/index.html
http://www.evolt.org/article/Search_Engine_Friendly_URLs_Part_II/17/17171/index.html

JMJimmy: Or just use mod_rewrite

Open up your .htaccess file and add something like this:

RewriteEngine  on

RewriteRule   file/([0-9]*)/([0-9]*)/     /file.php?var=$1&var2=$2  [L]

Its the method I prefer as it is non-destructive and so this rule acts purely as a 'mask' over the actual so you can still test the underlying URL if there are problems.

You will have to think a lot more carefully about how you create your URLs and about what gets passed through the URL.

[edit: The above code assumes you are doing file.php?var=2&var2=4 you'll need to adjust things to account for other things.]
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Emps

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The beauty of solution that don't use mod_rewrite is that you can have a variable number of parameters passed...

And, of course, mr.maX is correct - mod_rewrite tends to be more inflexible hence the need for planning and a good grasp of the alternatives


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Emps

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What are the other options? I can't get into evolt.org for some reason. As I understand it as soon as most robots see .php they stop and head to the next site.

JMJimmy