You could always name the file "news.mike" and then tell apache that .mike is a PHP extension :)
-philip On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Mike Eheler wrote: > That's the whole point of this thread.. that's what I want to avoid. I > want to have a URI that is easier to remember, and less ugly, and also > provides a sense of security (even if it is only a faint sense) through > obscurity. > > Mike > > Philip Hallstrom wrote: > > > Why not just make the script name "news.php" and not worry about it? > > > > On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Mike Eheler wrote: > > > > > >>A 404 ErrorDoc would still reply with a 404 code, which could mess up > >>some search engines. > >> > >>I was thinking of the .htaccess solution, but I'm not sure if that's > >>possible to force only certain files or perhaps all files in just a > >>certain directory to all be application/x-httpd-php? > >> > >>I guess that would be the best solution. :) > >> > >>Or would it? What if I have an images/ subfolder.. I certainly wouldn't > >>want all my images being thrown through PHP. That could cause some > >>ugliness. So I guess it would have to be un-doable. Is it? > >> > >>Mike > >> > >>Jason Murray wrote: > >> > >> > >>>>"news" would actually be a PHP script, of course. I know how > >>>>to handle /2002/01/02/keyword as parameters, my question is on > >>>>making "news" be interpreted through PHP. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Off the top of my head... > >>> > >>>You could either use a .htaccess to force Apache to recognise > >>>"news" as a PHP script, or you could use a Custom 404 page to > >>>figure out what the heck the original URL was trying to get at > >>>and silently substitute in the resulting page. > >>> > >>>A Custom 404 might be easier, but would have a bit more supporting > >>>infrastructure at the code end for a big site. > >>> > >>>Apologies if this is incorrect, I just may not be thinking > >>>too clearly today :) > >>> > >>>Jason > >>> > >>> > >> > >>-- > >>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
