how to use different url structure in php? - php

Question

how to use different url structure in php ?
I want to know to handle url like this
www.example.com/10/2011
instead of
www.example.com/?m=10&y=2011

Answer 1

Maybe it will be better to do with server configuration - .htaccess (in Apache) or web.config (in IIS). Create rewrite rule from ^(\d+)/(\d+)$ to /?m=$1&y=$2. For example, in Apache it will look like:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^(\d+)/(\d+)$ /?m=$1&y=$2

Answer 2

this can be achieved through apache's mod_rewrite mechanism. create a .htaccess file in your webroot with the following contents:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^([0-9]+)/([0-9]+) ?m=$1&y=$2 [NC]
similar mechanisms exist for other web servers.

Answer 3

You should use Rewrite(google it) engine in Apache or nginx.
Something like this exists in ISS too.

Answer 4

This is not achieved by PHP, but by some other "component". E.g. the Apache web server has a module (the rewrite engine) that can rewrite the URL so that you can use URL like www.example.com/10/2011 and it translates them into www.example.com/?m=10&y=2011 so that in your PHP code you can use $_GET['m'] and get the month. Rewrite engine for Apache (for other webserver similar things may exist)

Answer 5

One easy method is something like this:
In your .htaccess file
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?$1 [L,QSA]
What this does it redirects everyhting to index.php if its not a physical file or dir.
Then you configure your index.php to handle this request.
Example
www.example.com/10/2011
will become $_GET['10/2011'];
so you can use data in your script.