Using a "fake" URL in PHP, how is it done?

[chrys]

Hey all

If I wanted something to look like

http://www.site.com/This_is_the_story_name

instead of

http://www.site.com/?id=34

Does anyone know how this can be done? OR point me to some sites about it?

Much appreciated.

[ShrineDesigns]

use apache's rewrite_mod and .htaccess file

[chrys]

use apache's rewrite_mod and .htaccess file

Yeah t hat's the thing, I'm not sure if the company that's hosting me has the rewrite mod, I doubt it. Thanks though, I had found documentation on that. Instead I just settled for a link like this:

http://www.myplainlife.com/?Where_are_the_women?

[Sheldon]

sorry

[bokeh]

Actually it's mod_rewrite and most apache servers have it installed.

[chrys]

Thanks, I got it to work.

now it shows up as:

http://www.myplainlife.com/Broken_Flowers.html for instance. Also

http://www.myplainlife.com/rants/

and

http://www.myplainlife.com/stories/

Using mod_rewrite. Thanks again for the help :)