url rewriting

applied to a forum

[specter]

Hello,

Possible to use url rewriting in order to convert forum "parametered" urls in plain, SE-friendly html urls?
I seen something about phpbb,but it requires to edit the source code of the board.
I'm wondering,instead, if it is possible without that edits.
Only by .htaccess...

[jdMorgan]

No, you'll need to edit the script that generates the pages or perhaps install an off-the-shelf "plug-in", since URLs are defined by links on pages.

Once your pages are producing 'friendly' URLs, you use mod_rewrite to 'map' those URLs back to the filepath(s) needed to invoke the script inside your server.

Jim