How do i grab value from url like http://.....com/value

Question

Hi

I am developing an web application using php. One of the requirement is the want member id looks like folder name such as http......com//joe The id is "joe"

Normally i will use http......com/?id=joe but my client don't what this idea...

How do i grab that id???

Thanks

Answer 1

You are looking for URL Rewriting.

With Apache, you are able to setup URL Rewriting for your PHP pages with mod_rewrite, check the following resources:

• mod_rewrite: A Beginner's Guide to URL Rewriting
• Module mod_rewrite
• URL Rewriting Guide