SEF urls without mod_rewrite

ufo · 17.02.2005, 15:42

By doing a search on the web I've found on "nukecops" forum the following solution in a post:

PHP Code:

  i think i've found a rather simple way to avoid the mod_rewrite ability in order to use SEF urls

1. Enable SEF in mambo configuration
2. do NOT rename the htaccess.txt
3. open /includes/sef.php and change this line: (~ line 217)
return $mosConfig_live_site."/".$string;
to
return $mosConfig_live_site."/index.php/".$string;

this will enable SEF urls to work without mod_rewrite at all..
and create urls like this:
http://www.tim-online.nl/index.php/content/view/9/34/
http://www.tim-online.nl/index.php/content/view/10/35/
http://www.tim-online.nl/index.php/component/option,com_docman/Itemid,78/

By visiting tim-online I found that the url was looking enough search friendly so I've decided to test it on my site. Surprise, it worked!
I've made a search here on mambers to find that someone post something like that and I found nothing.
That's why I decided to post it.
Did it worked on your site?

Feedback please!

ufo · 18.02.2005, 09:08

Did anyone test it?
Did it work on your site also?
No feedback?

Alikon · 18.02.2005, 09:24

Hi,
i've tested on my PC in windows but some problems:
it seems that all links have to be reformatted for work.

an example

PHP Code:

  $fullpath ='components/com_moslookup/images/';    

$infofile=$fullpath.'rnd'.$cosa[$l];

        $file = fopen($infofile, "w");

don't work as is

another example with javascript:

PHP Code:

 
$ritorna=$HTTP_SERVER_VARS["HTTP_REFERER"];

?>

<script language="javascript">

 
window.location.href="<?echo $ritorna.'&op=show&speed='.$speed; ?>";

in my opinion every url must be changed to work ...

Any suggestion...

ufo · 18.02.2005, 09:41

I don't know but it seems to be working in Firefox, by using IE I got a page not found after a login maybe it has a problem with that. Now I reversed the modification to check if it's something wrong with IE.
I'm a totally newcomer (learning stage

) in coding so I cannot say anything.
I've tested it on a Linux server (in fact on my homepage), I will test it on a win and see if it works.

I've found more info here:
http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthr...ef+mod+rewrite

I'll go check.