> -----Original Message----- > From: Terence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 11:19 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Dynamic sub directory listing without redirect > > > Hi List, > > I am trying to allow dynamic URL's for my users to remember > similiar to: > > www.mysite.com/joesoap > > So I want to use "joesoap" in a PHP script to pick up the > user's details > from a MySQL database. If the "joesoap" does not exist in the table > I will handle that. > > So basically I have one file www.mysite.com/index.php which should do > all the processing. > > I have tried with the apache .htaccess mod_rewrite, however > when I echo > $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] I can't detect the "joesoap". It returns > /index.php. > > Of course the easiest way is to do something like > www.mysite.com/index.php?username=joesoap > but that is too long and complicated for our users. As we > have thousands > of users, I don't want to create actual directories. > > Furthermore can this be done too (without a joesoap file): > www.mysite.com/joesoap?show_extra_details=yes > > Any advice/links would be much appreciated. If I am barking > up the wrong > tree throw me a bone please. > > Thanks alot > Terence
Hi Terence, I would handle this in a custom 404 error script. Essentially, just have the 404 page parse out the "joesoap", check the database to see if its valid, and act accordingly. JM -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
