Mod Rewrite Friendly URLs => .htaccess

[Veer]

Working fine for me, thanks.

[omegatron]

That did not work for me but this does

RewriteEngine on
Options +FollowSymLinks

#RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}%{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
#RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}%{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

RewriteRule ^threads/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?)) showthread.php?t=$1&page=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^members/([0-9]+) member.php?u=$1&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^forums/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?)) forumdisplay.php?f=$1&page=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^blogs/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?)) blog.php?u=$1&page=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^entries/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?)) entry.php?b=$1&page=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^list/([^/]*/)([0-9]+) list.php?r=$1$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^content/(.*) content.php?r=$1&%{QUERY_STRING}

[audiokid]

first rewrite works for me , thanks!

which one is best?

[smirkley]

First one gives 500 server error.

Mod Rewrite is fully installed on my VPS.

Looking for confirmation on second entry above before I bother trying.


(really really wanting vB input on this, at least by next beta release)

[Charlie_Brown]

Both give my 500 errors but that might be I am on a test forum that you have to log in to get to the forum first?

[snerd]

First one gives 500 server error.

Mod Rewrite is fully installed on my VPS.

Looking for confirmation on second entry above before I bother trying.


(really really wanting vB input on this, at least by next beta release)

I got same 500 internal error with second one too.

[kuyenmotdivad]

Both work for me fine.

[Zachery]

Its possible your webhost does not allow you to use mod_rewrite rules.

[Darkimmortal]

Nginx rewrites:

        rewrite entries/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?)) entry.php?b=$1&page=$2&$query_string;
        rewrite threads/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?)) showthread.php?t=$1&page=$2&$query_string;
        rewrite members/([0-9]+) member.php?u=$1&$query_string;
        rewrite forums/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?)) forumdisplay.php?f=$1&page=$2&$query_string;
        rewrite blogs/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?)) blog.php?u=$1&page=$2&$query_string;
        rewrite list/([^/]*/)([0-9]+) list.php?r=$1$2&$query_string;
        rewrite content/(.*) content.php?r=$1&$query_string;

[teamsport90]

OP code worked fine for me - thank you MattyAsia

[baghdad4ever]

sorry nobe question

what should this code do? i apply it to my arabic forum and nothing occur

[Skyrider]

sorry nobe question

what should this code do? i apply it to my arabic forum and nothing occur

This code goes in combination with the SEO settings that enables Friendly URL's. You add the code that the thread creator created in your htaccess file located in the root of your forum files (if it isn't there, create one)

[testebr]

And about 301 redirectrules for old urls? We do not want to lose google ranking.

[Wayne Luke]

I converted MattyAsia's .htaccess file to a web.config file that can be used for IIS 7 or higher and Microsoft's URL Rewrite module. However I have not had a chance to test it yet. You are welcome to test it.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
    <system.webServer>
        <rewrite>
            <rules>
                <rule name="Imported Rule 1">
                    <match url="^includes/(.*)" ignoreCase="false" />
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php" />
                </rule>
                <rule name="Imported Rule 2">
                    <match url="^vb/(.*)" ignoreCase="false" />
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php" />
                </rule>
                <rule name="Imported Rule 3">
                    <match url="^packages/(.*)" ignoreCase="false" />
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="index.php" />
                </rule>
                <rule name="Imported Rule 4">
                    <match url="^threads/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?))" ignoreCase="false" />
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="showthread.php?t={R:1}&amp;page={R:2}&amp;{QUERY_STRING}" appendQueryString="false" />
                </rule>
                <rule name="Imported Rule 5">
                    <match url="^members/([0-9]+)" ignoreCase="false" />
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="member.php?u={R:1}&amp;{QUERY_STRING}" appendQueryString="false" />
                </rule>
                <rule name="Imported Rule 6">
                    <match url="^forums/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?))" ignoreCase="false" />
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="forumdisplay.php?f={R:1}&amp;page={R:2}&amp;{QUERY_STRING}" appendQueryString="false" />
                </rule>
                <rule name="Imported Rule 7">
                    <match url="^blogs/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?))" ignoreCase="false" />
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="blog.php?u={R:1}&amp;page={R:2}&amp;{QUERY_STRING}" appendQueryString="false" />
                </rule>
                <rule name="Imported Rule 8">
                    <match url="^entries/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?))" ignoreCase="false" />
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="entry.php?b={R:1}&amp;page={R:2}&amp;{QUERY_STRING}" appendQueryString="false" />
                </rule>
                <rule name="Imported Rule 9">
                    <match url="^list/([^/]*/)([0-9]+)" ignoreCase="false" />
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="list.php?r={R:1}{R:2}&amp;{QUERY_STRING}" appendQueryString="false" />
                </rule>
                <rule name="Imported Rule 10">
                    <match url="^content/(.*)" ignoreCase="false" />
                    <action type="Rewrite" url="content.php?r={R:1}&amp;{QUERY_STRING}" appendQueryString="false" />
                </rule>
            </rules>
        </rewrite>
    </system.webServer>
</configuration>

[Darkimmortal]

And about 301 redirectrules for old urls? We do not want to lose google ranking.

I'm pretty sure vB handles that automatically.