using .htaccess

[ganesh_dabhade]

Hi friends, I m new to .htaccess and I need ur help in this topic

I want to access http://www.mysite.com/index.php?user=testuser as http://testuser.mysite.com/index.php

I know this can be done using .htaccess readwrite rules.

my basic need is as follows
Whenever a user registers, he should have its own subdomain.

please help me
thanks!

[ganesh_dabhade]

above urls are for informative purpose only. they are not real.

[bradgrafelman]

ganesh_dabhade wrote:

I know this can be done using .htaccess readwrite rules.

Actually no, it can not.

That is, not directly. First you have to setup a wildcard DNS entry to redirect all subdomains to your webserver's IP, and then use a wildcard vhost in Apache's config. Alternatively, you could manually setup each entry on both sides.

Either way, there is a lot more involved than just adding a line or two to a .htaccess file.