mod_rewrite

[PipSqueak]

does your server have mod_rewrite enabled?

I have a site that's using a template given by an affiliate program I joined. That template uses meds.php?src=123 which is not search engine friendly. With mod rewrite, I can change the link to keyword.html which scores better with the search engines.

Here's a sample of the code which I want to use in my .htaccess:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^zenegra_sildenafil_citrate.html$ meds.php?id=&srch=21

[VodaHost]

try it.

[PipSqueak]

I did try it. It didn't work. I need a confirmation so that I'll know whether it's my script that's not working, or you didn't enable it.

[deepak]

vodahost has mod_rewrite. I use drupal for my site, and use mod_rewrite to solve the ?= thing in php driven pages and also aliases in drupal.

Deepak

[PipSqueak]

Thanks for your reply, Deepak! You are very helpful! :)

[PipSqueak]

Need help.

Well, I tried this:

Options +FollowSymLinks
 RewriteEngine On
 RewriteRule ^zenegra_sildenafil_citrate\.html$ meds.php?srch=21
 RewriteRule ^generic_*******\.html$ meds.php?srch=22

for my site at http://www.staywealthy.com/pharmacy/

It didn't work. Any ideas?

The .htaccess file is kept in the pharmacy directory.

[deepak]

Well, I tried this:

Options +FollowSymLinks
 RewriteEngine On
 RewriteRule ^zenegra_sildenafil_citrate\.html$ meds.php?srch=21
 RewriteRule ^generic_*******\.html$ meds.php?srch=22

for my site at http://www.staywealthy.com/pharmacy/

It didn't work. Any ideas?

The .htaccess file is kept in the pharmacy directory.

Sorry, I don't know how it exactly works, Drupal does it automatically. This is the thing on my .htaccess file

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA]

I have no clue what it does. There is a very good (and long) guide on this

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/guide-url-rewriting

this might be of some help for you.

-Deepak

PS: did you use bluevoda for your site? its layout is good. Maybe i should try bluevoda anyway.

[PipSqueak]

PS: did you use bluevoda for your site? its layout is good. Maybe i should try bluevoda anyway.

Hmm, I can't seem to get the rewrite to work. Anyway, the site isn't made using bluevoda. It's actually a template I got from my merchant.

[PipSqueak]

I tried this from rewriterule generator:


Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule zenegra(.*)\.htm$ /pharmacy/meds.php?srch=$1


and this:


Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^meds/([A-Za-z0-9-]+)\.htm$ http://staywealthy.com/pharmacy/meds.php?srch=$1 [L]


But none worked. Would really really appreciate some help!


:(

[deepak]

I will try it out next week and let you know.

Could you post exactly what is needed.
i.e your present url and the rewritten one
and also your .htaccess files, post al .htaccess files in the folder path.

If you want to send it, mail it to my forum username [at] i386 dot net

-Deepak

[PipSqueak]

I will try it out next week and let you know.

Could you post exactly what is needed.
i.e your present url and the rewritten one
and also your .htaccess files, post al .htaccess files in the folder path.

If you want to send it, mail it to my forum username [at] i386 dot net

-Deepak

Hi Deepak,

My site - http://www.staywealthy.com/pharmacy - is using dynamic links (http://www.staywealthy.com/pharmacy/meds.php?srch=21) and I want to change it to static links (http://www.staywealthy.com/pharmacy/zenegra.html).

I put my .htaccess file in my "pharmacy" directory. My .htaccess file is currently using the codes below which isn't working.

 Options +FollowSymLinks 
 RewriteEngine on 
 RewriteRule ^meds/([A-Za-z0-9-]+)\.htm$ [url="http://www.webmasterworld.com/ra.cgi?f=88&d=10064&url=http://domain.com/pills/meds.php?srch=$1"]http://staywealthy.com/pharmacy/meds.php?srch=$1[/url]  [L]