Create fake subfolder by .htaccess

[smagdy]

Hi,

I want to create unique url for the registered users, just same way as the new usernames system in facebook.

So I don't know if they should be a real directories, or I can just trick it in the .htaccess?

I want users, to go to www.mysite.com/username and that will be a login page for each user!

if possible through .htaccess then please tell me its code.

Thanks in advance!

[jdMorgan]

There is a problem with this, and that can be illustrated by a question: What happens if I sign up for a user-account, and use the name "images"? How about "stats," "cgi-bin," "blog," or "forum"?

A better approach is to use example.com/users/<username> or users.example.com/<username>, or <username>.example.com/, as these methods prevent 'collisions' with real directories that you need to run your site.

Jim

[smagdy]

Thanks for the advice,

i would choose username.example.com

i have VPS so i can control everything as i know this requires some extra settings (i think)
so can you tell me the easiest way to dynamically create tese subdomains by PHP?

Thanks

[g1smd]

You'll need a rewrite. The rewrite will connect a URL request like

/username

to the internal file at /script.php?user=username.

[smagdy]

Thanks, I just fixed it by using this easy tutorial!

[wiredstudios.com...]

[g1smd]

Let's see your code. There's likely some improvements that can be made.

[smagdy]

Hi,

All the code is in the link I gave you in previous message, thought its mostly settings and just code in PHP to catch the subdomain, nothing in .htaccess at all.