Hide file name after domain address

[V-Tech]

I'm working on a website and the CMS that i work with directs the address to a php file after i type the domain name.

Is there a way to show only the domain name like www.domain.com instead of www.domain.com/index.php?

Thanks.

[+M2Ys4U Subscriber¹]

Absolutely! If you're using Apache, mod_rewrite is probably what you need!

[V-Tech]

  M2Ys4U said:

Absolutely! If you're using Apache, mod_rewrite is probably what you need!

Hmm, any easy was to do it?

I host it with a hosting company and not sure i have access to the apache server there. :huh:

[Raa]

If they allow URL redirection, just use steath folder redirection (URL cloaking).

Most hosting companies can let you do that thesedays.

[V-Tech]

Most of what i read over there is just redirecting links, from one link to another.

I can find anything that will remove the /index.php after the domain name.

Please can anyone help? :blink:

[Matthew S.]

Just type in your domain minus the file -.- and make your links point to ?blah or whatever...

[lt8480]

  V-Tech said:

Hmm, any easy was to do it?

I host it with a hosting company and not sure i have access to the apache server there. :huh:

You don't need full access to the sever... you just use mod_rewrite within a .htaccess file (it does say this on the link provided in the summary) and it is the easiest/best way to do it.

You may have to read up for 15 minutes on it, but if you want pointing in the right direction.... .htacess and mod_rewrite is where to look.

Edited November 30, 2009 by lt8480

[+Majesticmerc MVC]

Assuming that your web host set up your account properly, you should just be able to type it in as "http://www.mydomain.com". When the web server sees that address, it will open "index.php" by default. If it can't find "index.php", it will try different page names such as "index.html", "index.htm", until it finds one to load.

For example:

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[simple Example]

You type into your address bar: "www.domain.com"

The web server will load: "www.domain.com/index.php"

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[Example with query string]

You type into your address bar: "www.domain.com/?query=value&q2=v2"

The web server will load: "www.domain.com/index.php?query=value&q2=v2"

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[Example where page is in sub-directory]

You type into your address bar: "www.domain.com/aboutme"

The web server will load: "www.domain.com/aboutme/index.php"

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Assuming that your web host set up your account correctly, it should do all of this automatically, if you don't specify a filename, it will always look for index.* to load by default (if you're using a Windows server, IIS is usually configured to look for default.* as well). I know my web host set my account up this way.

[lt8480]

  Majesticmerc said:

Assuming that your web host set up your account correctly, it should do all of this automatically, if you don't specify a filename, it will always look for index.* to load by default (if you're using a Windows server, IIS is usually configured to look for default.* as well). I know my web host set my account up this way.

Yes, but only for index and for things you have created yourself... but:

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I'm working on a website and the CMS that i work with directs the address to a php file after i type the domain name.

The CMS they are using shows the full url, I think their index was just an example, and they probably want to do it to other pages. In which instance the "default" will be of no use.

The reason for this may be to hide file locations... I know I do this, and I also use .htaccess to set me home page to something other than index.php/html/htm

[V-Tech]

Thanks guy's i got it.......