How can I send data through URL without using variables?

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We usually send data to another page using variables in URL. An example is http://www.somelink.com?var1=data1&var2=data2. And we receive the data using $_GET['var1'] and $_GET['var2'].

How can I achieve this in using standard slash format. What I need is similar to http://www.somelink.com/var1-data1-var2-data2

I got this idea on seeing this link: http://freelivebox.eu/matchid-130102021307-link-5-watch-Youzhny---Davydenko-(ATP-Doha).html

If you haven't explored this option yet, you may be able to use session variables or cookies to achieve your goal. But if you need to have your URL displaying your variables then URL Rewriting would be what you need to look into. — Joel R.
– Joel R., Commented Jan 2, 2013 at 14:48

Suresh Kamrushi · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-02 14:56:09Z

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You can do it with .htaccess file like below

RewriteRule ^var1-([a-zA-Z0-9-]+)$-var2-([a-zA-Z0-9-]+)$  youpage.php?var1=$1&var2=$2;

or you can can split it regular expression-

answered Jan 2, 2013 at 14:56

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Rican7 · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-02 14:45:31Z

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The best way I could think of is by using some sort of Regular Expression matching that all gets routed through a single PHP routing file.

Or by using Apache's rewrite capabilities.

answered Jan 2, 2013 at 14:45

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