Hi there. I'm interested in what the friendly users and gurus here at DynamicDrive.com have to say about (any end of my topic, but in particular...) the technique used to compose the URL's you'll find at the site described in the following account of my recent discovery.

Having just casually browsed an end-user registry / support web site for a leading consumer audio / video software product, i found it noteworthy that they are apparently using PHP server-side scripting technology. Wishing to record the discovery, via screen capture (for possible use in some future presentation), I hovered a few anchors, looking for what might be the best page to record in for such illustration, I noticed something which-- to me-- is unusual.

Most of the links have, as part of the URL, what appears to be the issuance of another protocol, but in relative paths (on top of HTTP URL, obviously). What jumped out to me is that they each seem to random(†), arbitrary, or-- in short-- rather "made up"-- that is, as if it might be some technique for controlling the MOD_REWRITE, Apache http server module.

(†) for example, hover "Register", listed second from Left on the main nav-tabs", and you'll find near the end of the URL: UserAutonomy://Start/Register

In my cursory know-how of mod_rewrite conditions, rules, regex, etc., the URL's i describe do not strike me, however, to truly conform to mod_rewrite syntax-- hence my curiosity.

(My first thought is: Maybe this isn't an Apache server? or maybe another Apache httpd server module [unbeknownst to me] is in use here?)


Anyone out there know what the developer's are doing with these unusual-looking URL's? I thought it might be fun, and educational if anyone can share some more educated insight with the rest of us kids. thanks!
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