which is better friendly url among the these ?

Question

hi i want to know which of the following urls is best to use among them:

http://www.website.com/index.php?i=123
http://www.website.com/i123/item-name/
http://www.website.com/item-name/i123/
http://www.website.com/i123-item-name.htm
http://www.website.com/i/123-item-name.htm

all comments are welcome..

Answer 1

I prefer http://www.website.com/i123/item-name/, due to the fact that you can still parse http://www.website.com/i123/ easily if someone omits the name, and it's clear what is the name and what is not.

Answer 2

Common sense votes for `http://www.website.com/i123/item-name/' ... we have base for the ID and name if needed for storing or posting a link. the htm and ? links are a pain for the eye ;)

P.S. And for heavens sake html not htm!