I want to rewrite without changing PHP scripts

[senthil_sivanath]

Hello everybody

I have developed a site using php, where i need some URL rewrite

I have

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somepage.php?query=value

I need

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/somepage-value.html

When the mod_rewrite is performed there should not be any change to php scripts.(Main difficulty i am facing through this)

[richardk]

Mod_rewrite does not change the links in your PHP (or any other) scripts. You have to change them manually by editing the PHP.

The mod_rewrite would be

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Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^somepage-([^/]+)\.html$ /somepage.php?query=$1 [QSA,L]

[senthil_sivanath]

I don't want edit every single link of entire project.

Is it possible to convert if i type in address bar
somepage.php?id=1 into somepage/id/1.html

i was able to do that with my .htacces but i was not able to get the .html in the end.

it converts the url in the address bar.

[richardk]

I don't want edit every single link of entire project.

You should do it anyway. Don't be lazy.

Is it possible to convert if i type in address bar
somepage.php?id=1 into somepage/id/1.html

Yes

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Options +FollowSymLinks

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^(.*&)?query=([^&]+)(&.*)?$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^somepage\.php$ /somepage-%2.html? [R=301,L]

[senthil_sivanath]

Ok. I will edit every single link on my page. So now it will become

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http://mysite.com/articles/1-article-title.html


So every thing is working correct.

And what happens if some one enters

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http://mysite.com/aritcle.php?q=1

in the address bar. It is remaining as it is. Is there any way to convert the text entered in the address bar to .html...... I think this is not possible because i have seen the entire Wordpress project. In that also this exists. Is this a problem. Or it is the correct way?

[richardk]

Mod_rewrite can't redirect /article.php?q=1 to /articles/1-article-title.html because it does not know "article-title". You can do it with PHP or if you have access to the httpd.conf file you could set up a RewriteMap.

[senthil_sivanath]

Yeah you are correct. After a lot of googling me too found that. But i don't have access to edit that .conf file because my host won't allow to do that.

We are ready to redesign the project. Will it get good SEO compared to previous.