PHP redirecting all pathes to a certain php file ??

Question

Let's say i have a main folder in my website named "test" which contains an index.php file www.myWebsite.com/test/index.php

How can i make it so that any url which contains this path "www.myWebsite.com/test" redirects to "www.myWebsite.com/test/index.php" and still hold the first request path

for example:

www.myWebsite.com/test/User       redirects to www.myWebsite.com/test/index.php
www.myWebsite.com/test/User/2     redirects to www.myWebsite.com/test/index.php
www.myWebsite.com/test/Account    redirects to www.myWebsite.com/test/index.php
www.myWebsite.com/test/Account/5  redirects to www.myWebsite.com/test/index.php

Answer 1

Use Apache's Rewrite module. For example, in a virtual-hosts config, or in a directory's .htaccess file, you might write this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -s [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^.*$ index.php [NC,L]

This would make any URL that approached that directory redirect to index.php but it would not change the URL the script parses.

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Here are some Godaddy.com docs on using rewrites in their hosting environment:

• What is mod_rewrite?
• How do I use mod_rewrite?