custom urls

[endeavor88]

How can I redirect a user based on the url he typed in. Here's what I mean: If I was making a dictionary, then let's say that the user types in

http://mysite.com/word

Now I need to redirect to a server script, and give a variable to that script with the value of "word". I tried to use AliasMatch, and similar directives in mod_alias, but I'm not familiar with them. So I'm not sure if it would work using those. How can I accomplish this task??

 

[tchatzi]

If you know perl, and CGI module, or mod_perl and Apache::ASP module then your job is easy.
If you don't then this is a good chance to get to know 'em.


``The wise man doesn't give the right answers,
he poses the right questions.''
TIMTOWTDI

 

[eoghanhynes]

Alternatively;

Perl has a data structure for matching regular expressions which is very handy. With two or three lines of code you could take the URL, parse it,look for the word after the last '/', and open the corresponding file.

The thing I don't know about is, if you could make Apache open the cgi/perl progam as the default 'home' page for ALL URLs, run the code, and only then open the desired page.

 

[RLyra]

First, you catch the error. This is in Apache. With this line:
ErrorDocument 404 /erro.php
In htttpd.conf, the apache configuration file.

With this, when someone try to access a page what don’t exist, this page will be processed.

Then you catch the original URL. This is a PHO code.

<?php
print $_SERVER[REQUEST_URI];
?>

What you need to do is to redirect. Maybe:

<?php
header('location:/newpage.php?'. $_SERVER[REQUEST_URI]);
?>

This works. You have RFM to make things right, but the idea is ok.

Suggestions: make ti in steps.
1 - solve the ERROR capture problem with Apache.
2 – make your own cod (PHP, ASP< ???) page.
3 – don’t forget that real erros go to this page also!!!

Tell me if you make this works.

Good Luck.