run index.php regardless of req. url

[mnuzum]

Hello, I'm writting an application for Apache that will run my PHP script regardless of what url the user requested.

For example, the user requests
www.mydomain.com/staff/frank.html.

Instead, www.mydomain.com/index.php is executed.

One important aspect of this is the URL displayed in the browser's location cannot change. Therefore I cannot use plain redirection.

Is it possible to use the SetHandler, Action, or AddHandler in my site definition?

I've tried this a few times, and I think it would work if I was calling a standalone CGI application.

I really need the speed of mod_php for this though, so I don't want to make a CGI version of PHP.

Can anyone give some advise on how to tweak my configs? I'd also really like to read some tutorials on these types of Apache features, but I don't know where to look or what to search for.

Thanks in advance,
Matt Nuzum

[toma42]

Use the rewrite engine in apache. If you're using IIS you should upgrade to a secure web server.

In the VirtualHost directive for your site, try this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule !.(gif|css|jpg|png) /index.php

[mnuzum]

Cool. I've seen tutorials for Rewriting. They've always seemed a little daunting, so I didn't read them much.

I don't suppose anyone can recomend a good place to read up on these things?

Matt