Using shorter url's

How to use shorter url's

[weemel]

I was wondering how you save a webpage so that its url is in the format:

[example...]
or
[example...]

rather than having to go through

[example...] file type]?

It's the little things that are difficult to find out about....

Thanks!

[edited by: mack at 2:12 pm (utc) on Oct. 2, 2004]
[edit reason] used example [/edit]

[mack]

If you are using Appache http server then mod_rewrite may be your answer?

This allows you to map certain addresses to another url. Is this along the right lines?

Mack.

[weemel]

ah right yeah i see it... thanks =)

[weemel]

Hmm. I thought i had it, but i don't think so after all - managed to redirect a

domain/.../ page to a

domain/...htm file using cpanel, but it's different from it actually BEING that page, if you get what i mean...?

Couldn't find mod_rewrite anywhere?

Thanks

[mack]

Mod_rewrite is an apache web server module. You can call it's functions through your htaccess file. There is a lot more information about mod_rewrite on the apache documentation page.

[httpd.apache.org...]

It can be pretty advanced reading, if you still have problems them perhaps a post on the "apache web server" forum would help you get some answers.

Mack.

[weemel]

thanks =)