.htaccess dinamic to static

[regix]

Hi,

I have a dynamic site that look like this.

[example.com...]

I don't have access to htpd it's a shared hosting, i have to do the rewrite only with .htaccess files.

The url static needs to be as short as possible

Thanks for your help,

[RonPK]

Hi regix, welcome to WebmasterWorld!

Your question has been posted many times before, so if you do a site search (or Google) for something like 'mod_rewrite friendly url' something good should come up.

Feel free to post any problems that may occur!

[jdMorgan]

regix,

Welcome to WebmasterWorld [webmasterworld.com]!

This search [google.com] should get you started nicely.

Jim

[regix]

Hi,

I looked a rewrite rule generator of webmaster toolkit, but don't work. Is my host? The rule is wrong? is very difficult to say.

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule en(.*)-(.*)-(.*)\.htm$ /directory/view\.php?site=$1&bn=$2&key=$3

I have place a .htaccess file in main directory with this rule and didn't work.

Suggestions?

[jdMorgan]

regix,

There is an error in that code. Do not "escape" periods in the substitution string by preceding them with "\". Only periods in the pattern should be escaped:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule en(.*)-(.*)-(.*)\.htm$ /directory/vie[b]w.p[/b]hp?site=$1&bn=$2&key=$3

If you request "http://www.example.com/enAA-BB-CC.htm" from your server, this code will serve "http://www.example.com/directory/view.php?site=AA&bn=BB&key=CC"

I would suggest the following changes, but they are not needed for the code to work. They are only minor improvements:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule en([b][^-]*)-([^-]*)-([^.]*[/b])\.htm$ /directory/view.php?site=$1&bn=$2&key=$3 [b][L][/b]

Ref:
Apache mod_rewrite documentation [httpd.apache.org]
Regular Expressions tutorial [etext.lib.virginia.edu]

Jim

[regix]

Hi,

I changed the rule and didn't work.

The .htaccess file only have this 4 only or i have missed something to put inside.

I asked my host and it have mod_rewrite enabled.

When I go to url that needs to be rewrited i obtain the url unchanged.

Thanks,

[jdMorgan]

regix,

When I go to url that needs to be rewrited i obtain the url unchanged.

So, if you request "http://www.example.com/enAA-BB-CC.htm" from your server, you do not get the content you expect from "http://www.example.com/directory/view.php?site=AA&bn=BB&key=CC"?

Understand that mod_rewrite can only do this function - It cannot change the links that your script outputs. If you wish to change those links, you will have to modify your script.

Jim

[regix]

Hi,

I rewrited all the url in my pages, but there aren't indexed.

I need to add something more the get pages indexed?

Thanks,

[jdMorgan]

You'll need to allow at least 30 days for search engines to crawl your site, detect the changes, and update their listings. For some second-tier search engines, it may take up to a year.

Jim