Question

I am developing an web application using php.
One of the requirement is the want member id looks like folder name such as
http……com//joe
The id is “joe”

Normally i will use http……com/?id=joe but my client don’t what this idea…

How do i grab that id???

Thanks

Answer 1

You are looking for URL Rewriting.

With Apache, you are able to setup URL Rewriting for your PHP pages with mod_rewrite, check the following resources:

• mod_rewrite: A Beginner’s Guide to URL Rewriting
• Module mod_rewrite
• URL Rewriting Guide