how do we make threads like they do in IPB

Heya, Realin.

Likely, the unique ID represents the ID of a record in a database.

For example, if you were to have a URL such as:
Then you'll probably find something like this in quiz.php:

Heya, Realin.

Likely, the unique ID represents the ID of a record in a database.

For example, if you were to have a URL such as:

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1. http://yoursite.tld/path/to/quiz.php?question=9
2.  

Then you'll probably find something like this in quiz.php:

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1. if( ! empty($_GET['question']) )
2. {
3.     $_question = (int) $_GET['question'];
4. }
5.  
6. if( empty($_question) or $_question < 1 )
7. {
8.     echo 'Invalid question.';
9.     exit;
10. }
11.  
12. $_res = mysql_query("
13. SELECT
14.         *
15.     FROM
16.         `questions`
17.     WHERE
18.         `questionid` = '{$_question}'
19.     LIMIT 1");
20. .
21. .
22. .
23.  

hey thanks for the reply..
i have already implemented this logic but i am kinda not satisfied with it.. though i think its not the proper technique.. cause in all the boards what i saw is pages are like http://domain.com/index623612.html unlike the one i am making as http://domain.com/action=view&p=9

i hope now i make this think clear

Heya, Realin.

Many sites make use of URL rewriting such that it appears that each record gets its own page, even though it is not the case.

For example, you might type this into your address bar:
http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread711214.html

But it actually gets rewritten server-side to:
http://www.thescripts.com/forum/showthread.php?t=711214

hi sorry for the late reply, actually i am on travel.. i just wanted to know that URL rewriting can only be done with apache, after editing httpd.conf ? in some tutorials i read i gotta load the rewrite_module and add it.. but when i install the "phpBB" on the same machine the same kind of url(mentioned above) is shown.. i mean how is it possible..
i have used http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread711214.html to reach this thread meaning the number 711214 does have some significanse and is stored somewhere in the database.. that is why it landed me to a correct thread..

while reading tutorials i realized that url rewriting helps search engine friendlu urls and also hides the under lying web techonolgy used, which apparently is true.. but still i am unable to achieve it..
can you clear my doubts a bit.. thanks :)

I normally use .htaccess files to rewrite URLs. You don't have to modify your httpd.conf file and it can be done per directory in case you have multiple sites on your server.

The trick is to make sure that mod_rewrite is enabled in apache and also there is another config option I ran into (can't remember exactly what it's called) that will try to guess which file you're trying to get if you typed something wrong... so say you try to goto domain.com/pictures and there is no pictures directory but there is a pictures.html apache will return that .html file. So, in short, make sure that option is turned off in your config - sorry I can't remember.

Anyway, here is a sample of one of my .htaccess files:

The above rule is placed in .htaccess in the main directory of my website. If someone goes to mysite.com/home apache pulls up mysite.com/index.php?site_action=home without changing the address bar. One thing to remember, if you're using relative links in your images like:
Your images won't display because your browser thinks that you are in a subdirectory (home in my example above) so it looks for "mysite.com/home/images/image.jpg". To fix this, put a leading slash in front of the image: Remember this for any type of link/file you're referencing, a javascript, style sheet, flash movie, etc. Always have that leading slash so the server knows to start at the root of the web server.

Also, ilovejackdaniels.com has a great mod_rewrite cheatsheet. Check that out for a quick reference -- http://www.ilovejackdaniels.com/chea...e-cheat-sheet/

Thescripts.com rewrite script probably looks something like this for their forum redirects:

I normally use .htaccess files to rewrite URLs. You don't have to modify your httpd.conf file and it can be done per directory in case you have multiple sites on your server.

The trick is to make sure that mod_rewrite is enabled in apache and also there is another config option I ran into (can't remember exactly what it's called) that will try to guess which file you're trying to get if you typed something wrong... so say you try to goto domain.com/pictures and there is no pictures directory but there is a pictures.html apache will return that .html file. So, in short, make sure that option is turned off in your config - sorry I can't remember.

Anyway, here is a sample of one of my .htaccess files:

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1. RewriteEngine on
2.  
3. RewriteRule ^([A-Za-z0-9-]+)/?$ index.php?site_action=$1 [L]
4.  

The above rule is placed in .htaccess in the main directory of my website. If someone goes to mysite.com/home apache pulls up mysite.com/index.php?site_action=home without changing the address bar. One thing to remember, if you're using relative links in your images like:

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1. <img src="images/image.jpg">

Your images won't display because your browser thinks that you are in a subdirectory (home in my example above) so it looks for "mysite.com/home/images/image.jpg". To fix this, put a leading slash in front of the image:

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1. <img src="/images/image.jpg">

Remember this for any type of link/file you're referencing, a javascript, style sheet, flash movie, etc. Always have that leading slash so the server knows to start at the root of the web server.

Also, ilovejackdaniels.com has a great mod_rewrite cheatsheet. Check that out for a quick reference -- http://www.ilovejackdaniels.com/chea...e-cheat-sheet/

Thescripts.com rewrite script probably looks something like this for their forum redirects:

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1. RewriteEngine on
2.  
3. RewriteRule ^thread([0-9-]+).html?$ showthread.php?p=$1 [L]
4.  

hey man,

thanks a lot, would check that soon.. its really informative really really thanks a lot, have kept it for future reference too :)

thanks once again