Posted by sumeet on 09/18/05 08:18

Jeff wrote:
> I'm trying to create a script to verify an email address after a user
> signs up for an account. I would like the user to get an email with a
> link that they click on (something like
> www.webaddress.com/12453523/7573434) and that funnels through and marks
> their email address as verified in the mysql database.
>
> The thing I'm having trouble with is the /12453523/7573434 part. How
> do those arguments get grabbed by the script? Does the verify script
> actually create those directories on the web server, and then copy an
> index file at the bottommost directory which verifies the email? It's
> fairly straightforward to create one that uses something like
> www.webaddress.com/?u=12453523&p=7573434, but I'd really like it the
> other way.
>
> Can anyone point me to an example script which might help me?
>
> Thanks
>
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/search-engine-friendly-urls

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