.html or not?

[Xav]

Well I don't use that at all. I just have the .php extension, but now It's good having .html.

How do you switch from .php to .html? Wouldn't that mean you couldn't have a dynamic page anymore?

[John]

By using a .htaccess

[Xav]

Ohhkayyy...

[TcM]

Ohhkayyy...

You can setup a .htaccess file. This will let you create a URL that 'redirects' to a dynamic page, PHP. Forexample here you are seeing:

.html or not?

with .html

But this is actually a .PHP page... and it 'redirects' to this. As you can see both are the same... but one has static and other dynamic URL

http://forum.codecall.net/showthread.php ?t=3597 (remove the space in the url)

[Xav]

How do you do it?

[TcM]

Ok to make a .PHP into .HTML you just create a .htaccess file and insert the following

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule file.html file.php

So when you write www. theurl .com/file.html
actually file.php will be loaded...

now to make something like the one about CC

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule (.*)-(.*)-(.*)\.html$ showthread.php?t=$1&title=$2&page=$3

Note: I invented title=$2&page=$3, those will show like html-not-2, but the title= and page= entirely depends on the script and how PHP handles them.

So if you go to
www. theurl .com/3597-html-not-2.html
it will redirect to
www. theurl .com/showthread.php?t=3597&title=html-not&page=2

Hope you understood. Don't forget to +rep

[Xav]

Oh, come ON!

I still don't understand - what's the .htaccess file? Is it a brand new file? How is it linked to the other pages? What language is the code you describe?

[TcM]

OMG man

I said

you just create a .htaccess file

What does that mean? Create a brand new file named .htaccess (I'm not sure if all web hosts allow this)

No need to link anything.

The language? Uhm... I think just .htaccess syntax, nothing specific.

Ok how about now... I don't need your 'o-glorifying' sarcasm... just a click of a button can say 1,000,000 words

[Xav]

Yeah - the REPORT BUTTON!

[TcM]

Yeah, sure It's still a button, but in that way you will make a powerful enemy. Lately I closed my eyes on somethings you've done... but you know, I can always hit my mind with the desk and end up a Xav-Terminator

Plus you will still have to write the 1,000,000 words in the report.