Posted by jflash on 10/07/06 22:10

Ron: I assume that I simply add that code to my 'initial' page
(index.php in the example I started with). However, I am curious how I
define a default page to load (i.e. in my index.php example, how would
I specify what page to include/what content to display in the event
that no parameters are entered)? Also, do I have to manually add each
page for the parameter to include in the file, or is there some way
that I can use a database for the list of parameters and their
corresponding pages?

Jock:

1. I had originally thought I could use dynamic URLs to pull content
from a database and display it on a page based on the parameters
defined in the URL. In any case, I hope that using the dynamic URLs
will make it easier for my users, particularly once I get search-engine
friendly URLs set up.

2. Actually, I already have a version of my site up, I mainly am doing
this because I am dooing a major overhaul for various other reasons,
and since I have been wanting to implement this for a while now, it
seems like a good time to do it.

3.1. I don't get what you're saying. I wasn't planning on using
index.php as the base file name, I just used it for an example.
Actually, now that you say it, I'm thinking I might use the 'index.php'
part of the URL to serve as a category, then define the specific page
later. I don't know, I'll decide that later.
3.2. I'm just using PHP because I know for a fact my server supports
it, and I see no reason to try anythign else and risk a lack of support
on the server end of things.

Thanks for the help!

On Oct 7, 11:11 am, usenet+2...@john.dunlop.name wrote:
> jflash:
>
> > I am wanting to set my site up using dynamic urlsWhy?
>
> At least you are thinking about URL design before publishing your
> pages: that puts you ahead of the masses. Retrospective URL design
> is, in a word, iffy.
>
> > (I'm assuming that's what they're called, an example of what
> > I have in mind is index.php?page=[pagename]).'Dynamic URL' is a misleading though common term for URLs with query
> parts. Misleading because there is nothing dynamic about URLs. That
> example, we can say, is a relative reference consisting of a path and a
> query part (square brackets aren't allowed in query parts). Nothing
> more. What the server does with that URL is up to you, but the URL,
> the string of characters, is not dynamic.
>
> Couple of points on your example:
>
> 1. "Indexes" rarely are indexes. Are you sure there isn't a better
> name? No name, even?
>
> 2. URL suffixes, unless you see the URL as pointing to a particular
> representation of the resource, serve no purpose. It is generally of
> no consequence to users whether you use PHP or some other language to
> create your pages.
>
> > However, I can not figure out how to do this.I think another poster has suggested one way.
>
> > I will eventually want to use SEF urls,I can guess what you mean by that, but again I think the term is
> misleading.
>
> --
> Jock

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