ErrorDocument 404 /path/to/some/script.php * $_SERVER['REDIRECT_URL'] (somehow misplaced underscore) On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Nate Tallman < nate.tallman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Why not just set: > ErrorDocument 404 /path/to/some/script.php > Then check $SERVER['REDIRECT_URL'] for the failed request. > > > > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Shawn McKenzie <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >> Ryan S wrote: >> >>> Hey, >>> one of the things that make the php.net site so cool is how easy it is >>> to find info for a function or a list of topics.. eg: >>> >>> http://php.net/arrays >>> http://php.net/count >>> >>> I'm sure nearly all of you reading this have done it more times than you >>> would care to count, i'm trying to get something like this on my own site >>> but even after going to php.net and clicking on the view source buttons >>> am a bit confused. >>> >>> basically this is what i am trying, people who type in >>> http://www.mysite.com/asdf >>> should not be shown a 404 not found page but instead "asdf" should be >>> passed onto my script where i can do a search on the term and either give >>> them back the results of that search or direct them to a custom 404 page. >>> >>> since i couldnt find the answer via php.net's source i started messing >>> around with how i *think* its done... tell me if i am on the correct track: >>> when someone requests a page that does not exist, a .htaccess file them up >>> and also takes the page name they were searching for and redirects them to a >>> script... >>> So far i have only been able to get the .htaccess file point to my custom >>> 404 page... but how do i get it to pass the parameter of the not-found-page >>> to my script? >>> >>> Would appreciate any code, tips, urls you can give me. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Ryan >>> >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> - The faulty interface lies between the chair and the keyboard. >>> - Creativity is great, but plagiarism is faster! >>> - Smile, everyone loves a moron. :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> If you use .htaccess and have mod_rewrite then it is simpler. Something >> like this (untested): >> >> <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> >> RewriteEngine On >> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d >> RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f >> RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?term=$1 [L] >> </IfModule> >> >> Then in index.php you can use the contents of $_GET['term'], which in your >> example would be asdf. >> >> [QSA,L] will give you the query string if the user typed in something like >> http://www.mysite.com/asdf?your=mom. >> >> Then $_GET['your'] = 'mom'. >> >> -Shawn >> >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> >
