$_server['path_info'] help

[hmvartak]

How can I use $_server['path_info'] for shorter links. My website generates links that look like this : http://chaingame.110mb.com/slots.php?cnt=971 . I want to make it like http://chaingame.110mb.com/971 . How can I do this? I have already googled for this but not getting what I want. Please help!

[trickstar34]

hmm, not sure which approach to take, I use ASP.Net, but I know basic PHP, but I think you want to make a text or XML file and then a XSL for them if your trying to do that.

[Edmachine]

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You'd need this. However, if I remember correctly, 110mb didn't allow custom .htaccess for free. You have to upgrade. Which sucks. The host itself has gotten worse, a lot worse. You had to give them money to have a database. Although, things may have changed. Anyway, if you really want that type of links, you need a new host. I, personally, like the index.php?id=2 type links, but that's just me.

[fred]

You can use PATH_INFO with links like /slots.php/971. The $_SERVER['PATH_INFO'] variable should then contain "/917" so you just need a bit of string manipulation to get the ID out. E.g.

 

$id = (int) substr($_SERVER['PATH_INFO'], 1);

 

 

If you want to get rid of slots.php from the URL altogether, then as said above, you'll need to use URL rewriting.

[K^2]

My solution would have been to write a custom server and use DLLs instead of PHP files. But I'm not entirely sane when it comes to these things.