Hello. I would like to make my web pages URL's to be like "http://www.example.com/index.php?page=example"

Instead of "http://www.example.com/index.html".

 

How would I do that? Ive tried searching, but I haven't had any luck.

Hello. I would like to make my web pages URL's to be like "http://www.example.com/index.php?page=example"

Instead of "http://www.example.com/index.html".

 

How would I do that? Ive tried searching, but I haven't had any luck.

 

Create a get variable first

 

<?php
$url = $_GET['page'];

//Check to see if url equals to a certain value

if($url === 'example'){
//Do code
}

//Write the url like this 

echo "<a href='index.php?page=example'>Link</a>";
?>

 

If this helped please +1 me if u dont mind

To go directly to page replace '//Do Code' above with:

header("Location: "/index.html");
 exit(); 

Thank You both for helping.

To go directly to page replace '//Do Code' above with:

header("Location: "/index.html");
 exit(); 

I don't think this is what the OP was getting at. This code simply redirects to the page stated in the code, it doesn't retrieve the content from a database which to me seems like the only reason you would use a url like example.com?page=example

 

webdesigner93 is on the right track, but where it says //do code, I would be more inclined to suggest pulling the relevant content from a database. That way, one php page controls the output for all the pages on the website.

I don't think this is what the OP was getting at. This code simply redirects to the page stated in the code, it doesn't retrieve the content from a database which to me seems like the only reason you would use a url like example.com?page=example

 

webdesigner93 is on the right track, but where it says //do code, I would be more inclined to suggest pulling the relevant content from a database. That way, one php page controls the output for all the pages on the website.

 

Hmm, you may be right.

Ouch

 

What happens if you have 'allow_url-fopen' turned on? An attacker you open files on your server.

 

You shoudl really be doing one of a few things.

 

• get the value of $url against an array of allowed values
• use a simple swicth statement
• You could also use a regex to stop an attacker traversin directories (see below)

$UEL = preg_replace('/\W/si', '', $_GET['page']);

 

The above would filter something like http://www.evilsite.com to httpevilsitecom.

Ok well heres an updated and more secure way then

$url = $_GET['page'];
$allowed_values = array('example','example2'.'example3');
//Check to see if url equals to a certain value
if(in_array($url,$allowed_values){
if($url === 'example')
{
//Do code
}
}else{
echo "<p>The action you have performed is invalid!</p>";
}
//Write the url like this 
echo "<a href='index.php?page=example'>Link</a>";?>