Posted by Ken on 04/08/05 17:24

On Apr 8, 2005 4:11 PM, Brad Brevet <bradbrevet@ropeofsilicon.com> wrote:
> Hi, I am curious how to pass a variable without using something like id=321.
>
> I have seen sites that have something like
> http://www.website.com/something/321 and the variable is passed how exactly
> is that done? And is it called something specific so I know how to refer to
> it in the future?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brad
>
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in fact thats probably for search engine optimization. Try
http://www.seochat.com for more details and info. Basically apache
will use a thing called the URL rewrite engine (it rewrites URL) to
change http://www.website.com/something/321 into probably something
like
http://www.website.com/index.php?thing=something&number=321.

other ways of passing variables by not using URI:

cookies
session
forms... POST / http/1.1

hope this helps... i am sorry if i haven't explained it properly enough.

Ken

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