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[nuttynibbles]

hi, how do i read url e.g(domain.com/searchresults.php) to become domain.com/display?? i do not wanna display the file name with its extension.

[rsmith]

look up mod_rewrite

[ucffool]

As a reminder, mod_rewrite will convert a request from domain.com/display to /searchresults.php while still displaying the URI to the user as /display. Therefore, once you have that up, you should direct your links to /display

sample mod_rewrite rule:
RewriteRule ^display/?$ searchresults.php [QSA,L]

[nuttynibbles]

so where do i insert this mod_rewrite code into??

[rulian]

it's an apache mod, although I've also seen cases where people claim to also do it in htaccess although my experiments have failed

[bradgrafelman]

The most common place (or the only place for most people, since they don't have access to Apache's config) to implement mod_rewrite is indeed in a .htaccess file.

[ucffool]

yup, as brad stated, it is placed inside a ".htaccess" file, usually in the root directory of the web server page, thus processing everything coming in to any folder.

[Weedpacket]

Although as bradgrafelman hinted, httpd.conf is a better choice when it's available.

[meigwil]

Here are some good resources on .htaccess and mod_rewrite dark arts

Wikipedia's description of a .htaccess file: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Htaccess

Some pages on how to write a .htaccess file
http://perishablepress.com/press/2006/01/10/stupid-htaccess-tricks/
http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/apache-htaccess.html

A simple editor to create .htaccess for you. Use it after you understand what's going on: http://www.htaccesseditor.com/en.shtml

Enjoy,

Mei