That's the whole point of this thread.. that's what I want to avoid. I want to have a URI that is easier to remember, and less ugly, and also provides a sense of security (even if it is only a faint sense) through obscurity.
Mike Philip Hallstrom wrote: > Why not just make the script name "news.php" and not worry about it? > > On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Mike Eheler wrote: > > >>A 404 ErrorDoc would still reply with a 404 code, which could mess up >>some search engines. >> >>I was thinking of the .htaccess solution, but I'm not sure if that's >>possible to force only certain files or perhaps all files in just a >>certain directory to all be application/x-httpd-php? >> >>I guess that would be the best solution. :) >> >>Or would it? What if I have an images/ subfolder.. I certainly wouldn't >>want all my images being thrown through PHP. That could cause some >>ugliness. So I guess it would have to be un-doable. Is it? >> >>Mike >> >>Jason Murray wrote: >> >> >>>>"news" would actually be a PHP script, of course. I know how >>>>to handle /2002/01/02/keyword as parameters, my question is on >>>>making "news" be interpreted through PHP. >>>> >>>> >>>Off the top of my head... >>> >>>You could either use a .htaccess to force Apache to recognise >>>"news" as a PHP script, or you could use a Custom 404 page to >>>figure out what the heck the original URL was trying to get at >>>and silently substitute in the resulting page. >>> >>>A Custom 404 might be easier, but would have a bit more supporting >>>infrastructure at the code end for a big site. >>> >>>Apologies if this is incorrect, I just may not be thinking >>>too clearly today :) >>> >>>Jason >>> >>> >> >>-- >>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
