What I do to control it only by PHP without using the mod_rewrite for apache is to use URL with this format: http://sample.com/script.php/param1/param2/param3 Then, work in the script looking at the variable $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] wich will contain, in this sample: /script.php/param1/param2/param3 You can explode the uri in an array: $params = explode('/', substr($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 1); I used the substr dunction to remove the first slash. On the resulting array you will have, by index [0] = script.php [1] = param1 [2] = param2 [3] = param3 This works with Apache. I've not tested it on IIS, but suspect that it will not work on ISS. Hope this helps you. Jordi. On Apr 8, 2005 4:11 PM, Brad Brevet <bradbrevet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, I am curious how to pass a variable without using something like id=321. > > I have seen sites that have something like > http://www.website.com/something/321 and the variable is passed how exactly > is that done? And is it called something specific so I know how to refer to > it in the future? > > Thanks, > > Brad > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php