Redirect "mydomain.com/user" to "mydomain.com/name.php?id=user"

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I think I can use the .htaccess file for this, but I've looked it up and not found anything useful. What I want to do is have my site redirect to a php page when a user types their username in the URL like:

example.com/username

And have it be the same as a PHP page like:

example.com/name.php?id=username

I'd like it to display as example.com/username even after it redirects, but it is not necessary. Any ideas?

Tim Stone · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-18 01:14:32Z

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You can use mod_rewrite to transparently rewrite your URLs on the server.

Assuming that you'd only have usernames following your domain, something like this would do what you want:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule .+ name.php?id=$0

edited Aug 18, 2010 at 1:14

answered Aug 18, 2010 at 1:04

Tim Stone

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vonconrad Over a year ago

You probably want to add RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d as well, so directories aren't rewritten as well.

RobHardgood Over a year ago

@vonconrad you seem to know what you're talking about, and i'm completely new to editing .htaccess files... Which of these examples do you think would work better? Thanks for your help

Tim Stone Over a year ago

@vonconrad - Yeah, I had excluded it for brevity, but without knowing the OP's scenario, it's probably safer to include it. I'll amend the ruleset.

vonconrad Over a year ago

@RobHardgood As Jonah Bron said, at this point they're practically the same. Both will get the job done.

RobHardgood Over a year ago

I see they're looking pretty much teh same now, but in the last line i see a couple differences... [L] and (.+)/.+ and $1/$0 can someone explain what those differences mean?

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Jonah · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-18 01:12:12Z

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RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule (.+) users.php?user=$1 [L]

I think that will work.

The Apache mod_rewrite guide is here http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/misc/rewriteguide.html

edited Aug 18, 2010 at 1:12

answered Aug 18, 2010 at 1:06

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vonconrad Over a year ago

You don't need the tilde, since you're already instructing mod_rewrite to only apply the rule if the request isn't a real directory or file (see the two RewriteCond just above the RewriteRule).

Jonah Over a year ago

Oh yeah. I'm new at url rewriting :)

Gian · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-18 01:02:46Z

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You probably want Apache's mod_rewrite.

answered Aug 18, 2010 at 1:02

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