parsing php files that have no extension

[Anon]

Is there any way to have Apache parse PHP files that have no extensions. I know we can add the following directive to a .htaccess file:
AddType application/x-httpd-php3 .php
to have .php files parsed, but what about files that have no extension?

Help please.

[Anon]

This is more or less conjecture, but you could possibly put an AddType directive in .htaccess or apache conf like...

AddType application/x-httpd-php3 .

... but I honestly don't know if that would work.

One way around maybe to create a directory with the name you want and place a index.php inside that directory, and that would give you a similar result.

Overall, why do you want this behaviour? Maybe knowing the application could get you some different methods or ideas.

[Anon]

These type of files are usually used for accessing a php script as though it were a directory.

It's very easy to setup...I did it last night in fact. To do it, I read the article here on making a php site indexable by search engines. Check it out for details

[Anon]

I also tried the AddType with a dot (.), but didn't work. I want to be able to use the format:
http://www.mysite.com/main/cat/sports/
main is the php script. See it looks beter than:
http://www.mysite.com/main.php?cat=sports.

I want the url to look like it it a directory.

Thanks again.

[Anon]

Apache can "find" a file without an extension. You don't need to use the .php in the URL. For an example see:
http://www.audiblefaith.com/pubforum/forum?num=1

The filename is forum.php but the extension is not needed.

Roger

[Anon]

In your http.conf file you need a line like this.

<Location /liquid>
ForceType application/x-httpd-php
</Location>

This will force any address with the word liquid as the first directory to run the file liquid instead of looking for a directory called liquid.