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Re: Human-friendly/readable URLs [message #165428 is a reply to message #165427]

Fri, 17 June 2011 06:45

Dayo

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This sort of thing can be readily done. It just means the server has to run additional database queries to transform the "/suggestions/joomla-mambo-cms-integration" into "/index.php?t=msg&th=6156&start=0&" which is what the PHP actually needs. The existing path-info setup could handle this. These additional calls may, or may not, be welcome.

Alternatively, the program could be set up to auto generate appropriate htaccess files which is a worse idea as it ties things to apache which while being dominant, is not the only game in town.

Frankly, even if the path-info setup couldn't handle it, this is a total red herring and is of absolutely minuscule practical importance within the context of a forum application when you actually think about it.

The only time the "legibility" of the contents of a url may be relevant is when you are posting it as a link somewhere.

In this case I have the following options:

1. Some preceeding context .... Here is a link to a discussion of the joomla-mambo cms integration: hxxp fudforum.org/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=6156&start=0&
2. Some preceeding context .... Here is a link to a discussion of the joomla-mambo cms integration: hxxp fudforum.org/suggestions/joomla-mambo-cms-integration
3. Some preceeding context .... CLICK HERE for a link to a discussion of the joomla-mambo cms integration.

I fail to see where the user would not understand what the url is about in each of the three and there are far more important issues that actually have a real impact to tackle. Perhaps that is why most of the applications you have reviewed persist with this "antiquated" mode.

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		Human-friendly/readable URLs By: dandv on Fri, 17 June 2011 05:54
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