Hi,
I am trying to convert urls from this format:
http://localhost/index.php?secti on=11 (where 11 is the id of the row in a table)
to this friendly url:
http://localhost/services.html (where 'services' is the sef id in the same row of the table)
I've noticed that I need to use rewritemap and a php script to access the mysql table since each row id can be retrieved by using the sef id.
The mapping of the text file works fine for me. I just want to use a PHP script instead since my supervisor asked me too (as an exercise, even though I know it's too heavy on the server to request the script each time - so I won't be using it in the end).
This is what I have so far in my conf file:
# load the map file
# RewriteMap pages txt:/etc/apache2/map.txt (i know this works)
RewriteMap pages prg:/etc/apache2/sef.php (this is my php script)
# if the request isn't for a real file
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENA ME} !-f
# and a real directory
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENA ME} !-d
# grab the directory name and get the id from the map file.
# it defaults to 0 if it's no found
RewriteRule ^/(.*).html/?$ /index.php?secti on=${pages:$1|0 } [L]
In my sef.php file:
<?php
@$db = new mysqli('localho st','username', 'password','db' );
$query = "Select id from expv5_section where sefurl = 'services'";
//On the line above, services will be an input the user types in the URL but I haven't
//got to that stage yet.
$result = $db->query($query );
$row = $result->fetch_assoc( );
return $row['id'];
?>
But this doesn't seem to work. I know the php file returns the right id too. I think it doesn't like the following line, because my apache server doesn't even restart when I add it:
RewriteMap pages prg:/etc/apache2/sef.php
but I don't know what else the problem could be. Should I take a different approach with mod_rewrite?
I've googled for the past few hours and the more I read the more I'm confused.
Each time I stumble across this site for problems I always find it's useful, so I do hope someone can help me out. :0)
Many thanks.
I am trying to convert urls from this format:
http://localhost/index.php?secti on=11 (where 11 is the id of the row in a table)
to this friendly url:
http://localhost/services.html (where 'services' is the sef id in the same row of the table)
I've noticed that I need to use rewritemap and a php script to access the mysql table since each row id can be retrieved by using the sef id.
The mapping of the text file works fine for me. I just want to use a PHP script instead since my supervisor asked me too (as an exercise, even though I know it's too heavy on the server to request the script each time - so I won't be using it in the end).
This is what I have so far in my conf file:
# load the map file
# RewriteMap pages txt:/etc/apache2/map.txt (i know this works)
RewriteMap pages prg:/etc/apache2/sef.php (this is my php script)
# if the request isn't for a real file
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENA ME} !-f
# and a real directory
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENA ME} !-d
# grab the directory name and get the id from the map file.
# it defaults to 0 if it's no found
RewriteRule ^/(.*).html/?$ /index.php?secti on=${pages:$1|0 } [L]
In my sef.php file:
<?php
@$db = new mysqli('localho st','username', 'password','db' );
$query = "Select id from expv5_section where sefurl = 'services'";
//On the line above, services will be an input the user types in the URL but I haven't
//got to that stage yet.
$result = $db->query($query );
$row = $result->fetch_assoc( );
return $row['id'];
?>
But this doesn't seem to work. I know the php file returns the right id too. I think it doesn't like the following line, because my apache server doesn't even restart when I add it:
RewriteMap pages prg:/etc/apache2/sef.php
but I don't know what else the problem could be. Should I take a different approach with mod_rewrite?
I've googled for the past few hours and the more I read the more I'm confused.
Each time I stumble across this site for problems I always find it's useful, so I do hope someone can help me out. :0)
Many thanks.