mod rewrite (PHP URL)

Hey, I know almost nothing about the proper usage of mod rewrite, so I would appreciate it if someone could help me out.

I need:

Code:

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http://www.site.com/index.php?p=view&article=article name here

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Converted (via mod rewrite) into

Code:

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http://www.site.com/article/article-name-here/

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Thanks in advance!

Code:

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RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^/article/([^/]+)/?$ /index.php?p=view&article=$1

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... if I remember correctly.

Doesn't seem to be working :(

Everything is set up correctly?

This is what I've seen in the past. I've never used it, but it's worth a try?

Code:

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RewriteEngine On
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteRule ^index/(.*).php index.php?action=$1

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well after reading through several tutorials, and your post, I am very confused.

The links on my page will be:

Code:

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http://www.site.com/article/article-name-here/

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Now obviously that is not a real url, because those "directories" don't exist.

Thats why I need the above to be interpreted by the server as:

Code:

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"http://www.site.com/index.php?p=view&article=article name here"

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. I don't want it to display that ugly url though. I mean the whole point of this is to "nicen" the url (be it for people or search engines).

Quote:

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RewriteRule ^index/(.*).php index.php?action=$1

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No, that expression is wrong for the situation you described. You'd want:

Code:

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RewriteRule ^article/([^/]+)/  index.php?p=view&article=$1

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Ok that seems to work.

Sadly the new (static) page seems to take almost 3 seconds to load (before it displays anything), Im guessing thats because of the re-write action.

Thanks Twey

I think he's misunderstanding though...how it works.
First of all, you're using Apache right?
Second, did you set up a httpd.conf AND a .htaccess file?

Ok, nevermind. Haha. Maybe he did understand.

And yes, Max, that is a downside to using this. There are several reasons I don't use it, personally, and that is one of them. However, it is GREAT for search engines and prettier url's.