Need a pretty url in your web, need a great ranking in search engine one way you can do is using htaccess. The work of this file is simple just like redirect in php
this is an htacess file that i use for my cms auracms the indonesian cms :P, the pattern is easy to make the rule
RewriteRule ^newpattern$ oldpattern [QSA,L]
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [S=84]
RewriteRule ^index.html$ ./ [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^artikel/(.+)$ ./?pilih=lihat&id=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^kirim-artikel.html$ ./?pilih=berita [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^kategori\-(.+)\-(.+)\-(.+)$ ./?pilih=arsip&mulai=$1&hal=$2&id=$3[QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^cari/(.+)\-(.+)\-(.+)$ ./?pilih=search&mulai=$1&hal=$2&query=$3 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^bukutamu.html$ ./?pilih=gb [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^bukutamu\-(.+)\-(.+).html$ ./?pilih=gb&mulai=$1&hal=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^isi-bukutamu.html$ ./?pilih=gb&option=add [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^kata-mutiara.html$ ./?pilih=kata_mutiara [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^kata-mutiara\-(.+).html$ ./?pilih=kata_mutiara&page=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^kontak_saya.html$ ./?pilih=mail [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^kirim-ke-teman/(.+)$ ./?pilih=teman&id=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^kirim-pesan/(.+)$ ./?pilih=pesan&id=$1&op=komentar [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^tentang.html$ ./?pilih=hal&id=2 [QSA,L]
one think that you shuld remember is, you server must be support mod_rewrite. If you try it in localhost, open your http.conf in folder apache - conf - http.conf
edit these http.conf.
but how :) relax for dummies like me just click ctrl+f and type rewrite
so you gonna find any file that contain #
#LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
so you must erase that first symbol so it gonna be like
LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
after that restart your apache server , after that pray to god perhaps your localhost can be support mod_rewrite :)
but if your host is online, just ask your administrator is your hosting support mod_rewrite, if it isn't just change your hosting to the other hosting simple right.
