Replace .htaccess file with php function please Help

woocha

Hey guys,

I have an .htaccess file that I use for pretty URL rewrites.  I would like to accomplish the same thing, but with a php function.  My purpose for thie is to be able to give my clients the ability to turn it on and off.  I can do that with a function but not with an htaccess file.  Below is a copy of my htaccess file.  Does anyone have any suggestions?

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule details-merch-(.*)-itm_num-(.*)\.htm$ details.php?merch=$1&itm_num=$2

NogDog

I don't think you could do URL rewriting at the PHP script level; it needs to be done at the web-server level. However, you could consider a PHP script that allows the user to configure the .htaccess file.

woocha

The problem is that all users are usnig the details.php file in the root and that is where the htaccess file has to be. So I really can't make the file users specific.

leatherback

woocha wrote:
The problem is that all users are usnig the details.php file in the root and that is where the htaccess file has to be. So I really can't make the file users specific.

Not sure how this would affect the use of .htacess of php functions for rewrites.

As for using a function.. I have one site where I allow people to generate their own filenames for each page generated. If it is allowed (within user-allowed paths) the path s stored in a database. I use .htaccess to rewrite all URLS that are not in a predefined set of 'protected' folders to a processingfile & send the requested file as a variable. You can then query the database for that path.

It is an old system, and I do not recommend it, as getting it to work was a *****. But.. it now works fine.