Re: [PHP] Server independent URL optimization

2004-01-04 Thread Gerard Samuel
On Saturday 03 January 2004 10:37 pm, Shawn McKenzie wrote:
 I searched the archives and Google but couldn't find a solution.

 I would like to know if there is a good server independent method method
 for optimizing URLs that contain GET queries for search engines.  Server
 URL rewriting (i.e. mod_rewrite, etc...) is not an option unless it is
 compatible with ALL http servers.  I would like to write a portable PHP
 script, not a PHP/Apache script or PHP/IIS script.

 Any way that is good for search engines, especially replacing ? and  with
 / would be great.

 I know that most probably use Apache but I have heard tales of
 multi-platform ways to do this, but have never seen the solution.


I haven't heard of one for IIS, but keep me informed if you or anyone knows of 
a cross platform way...

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Re: [PHP] Server independent URL optimization

2004-01-04 Thread Chris Shiflett
--- Shawn McKenzie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I would like to know if there is a good server independent method
 method for optimizing URLs that contain GET queries for search
 engines.

If there is, it would be news to me. I know of only two ways to do this:

1. ForceType and $_SERVER['PATH_INFO']
2. mod_rewrite

Both require Apache.

Chris

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[PHP] Server independent URL optimization

2004-01-03 Thread Shawn McKenzie
I searched the archives and Google but couldn't find a solution.

I would like to know if there is a good server independent method method for
optimizing URLs that contain GET queries for search engines.  Server URL
rewriting (i.e. mod_rewrite, etc...) is not an option unless it is
compatible with ALL http servers.  I would like to write a portable PHP
script, not a PHP/Apache script or PHP/IIS script.

Any way that is good for search engines, especially replacing ? and  with /
would be great.

I know that most probably use Apache but I have heard tales of
multi-platform ways to do this, but have never seen the solution.

TIA,
Shawn

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