Hi,
I have always used mod_rewrite for creating clean looking URLs, until recently I didn’t know there was any other option. A few weeks back someone on here pointed out that exactly the same effect can be achieved using apache PATH_INFO. Thinking about it now, I assume this is what most PHP frameworks do, optionally relying on mod_rewr...
I'm seeking a portable way to receive the (handy) $_SERVER['PATH_INFO'] variable.
After reading a while, it turns out PATH_INFO is originated from CGI/1.1, and my not always be present in all configuration.
What is the best (mostly security-wise) way to get that variable - apart from extracting it manually (security concern).
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all external URLs look like
'module/action?key1=param1'. No
customization possible--but it's fast.
The difference is that the first uses
PHP's GET, and the second uses
PATH_INFO.
I've seen PATH_INFO several times,but still don't know what exactly it is?
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I noticed, that sometimes (especially where mod_rewrite is not available) this path scheme is used:
http://host/path/index.php/clean_url_here
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This seems to work, at least in Apache, where index.php is called, and one can query the /clean_url_here part via $_SERVER['PATH_INFO']. PHP even kind of advertises t...
Hi there,
My ColdFusion (MX7 on IIS 6) site has search functionality which appends the search term to the URL e.g. http://www.example.com/search.cfm/searchterm.
The problem I'm running into is this is a multilingual site, so the search term may be in another language e.g. القاهرة leading to a search URL such as http://www.example.com/s...