WordPress Url Handling

Barber77r · 10-28-2010, 10:35 AM

Hi...

I'm new to PHP. I have a number of Wordpress sites up and running smoothly. I want to know how Wordpress always executes index.php even via the URL http:\\www.mysite.com\2010\10\blog_title. If I attempt that on my non-wordpress php site, I get a Page Not Found error. How do they do that?

Thanks in advance...
Ron...

smoovo · 10-28-2010, 12:41 PM

They are using a server code, i don't know for sure what they doing, but one of the possibilities is that they are coded the .htaccess file to handle the 404 (page not found) error to direct you to the main index page.

The code for the .htaccess file is

HTML Code:

ErrorDocument 404 /index.php

It's a trick, by default there is a page contains a message for this error, but you can change this path to the main index page path.

- Enjoy.

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Barber77r · 11-01-2010, 04:25 AM

Thanks...

I will check that out...

Ron...

Barber77r · 11-01-2010, 06:27 AM

smoovo...

Thanks again for your input... I think that my Wordpress site is doing something with the .htaccess file... However, I do not seem to have access to this file or to the php5.ini file...

Any other thoughts about handling the 404 error in any other method ?...

Ron...

smoovo · 11-01-2010, 05:42 PM

I found this http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/redirection/.

I hope it covers your version and problem. Post here answer if it been solved

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Barber77r · 11-03-2010, 06:56 AM

smoovo...

Thanks AGAIN for your input... That Redirection plugin may be useful to me in the future... But my question at hand is with my Non-Wordpress site... I would like to have the site execute index.php even when the url is something like http:\\www.mysite.com\2010\10\blog_title...

My Wordpress site does this, but I'm not sure how - you suggested an entry in the .htaccess file - but I don't have access to this file on my GoDaddy hosted site... Any ideas?...

You have done more for me than anyone else - so again - I thank you...
Ron...

smoovo · 11-03-2010, 12:25 PM

My pleasure Ron.

I understood you need it for your Wordpress and you just don't have access to that (with Wordpress), sorry.

So if you have Godaddy hosting account it's very simple:
Open notepad and copy/paste the script line i gave you, after you finish go to File > Save As... In the "Save As" window change the "Save as type" to "All Files". Name the file ".htaccess", without quotes, and without file name before the dot. Upload this file to your FTP root folder, and do test. Type some file name that doesn't exist and see if it's working (it's work like a charm).

- Enjoy.

10-28-2010, 10:35 AM	#1
Barber77r New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 6	WordPress Url Handling Hi... I'm new to PHP. I have a number of Wordpress sites up and running smoothly. I want to know how Wordpress always executes index.php even via the URL http:\\www.mysite.com\2010\10\blog_title. If I attempt that on my non-wordpress php site, I get a Page Not Found error. How do they do that? Thanks in advance... Ron...

10-28-2010, 12:41 PM	#2
smoovo Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 388	They are using a server code, i don't know for sure what they doing, but one of the possibilities is that they are coded the .htaccess file to handle the 404 (page not found) error to direct you to the main index page. The code for the .htaccess file is HTML Code: ErrorDocument 404 /index.php It's a trick, by default there is a page contains a message for this error, but you can change this path to the main index page path. - Enjoy. ____________________ contact@smoovo.com www.SMooVo.com – Web Design

11-01-2010, 05:42 PM	#5
smoovo Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 388	I found this http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/redirection/. I hope it covers your version and problem. Post here answer if it been solved . __________________ SMooVo - Web Design & Development contact@smoovo.com www.SMooVo.com

11-03-2010, 12:25 PM	#7
smoovo Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 388	My pleasure Ron. I understood you need it for your Wordpress and you just don't have access to that (with Wordpress), sorry. So if you have Godaddy hosting account it's very simple: Open notepad and copy/paste the script line i gave you, after you finish go to File > Save As... In the "Save As" window change the "Save as type" to "All Files". Name the file ".htaccess", without quotes, and without file name before the dot. Upload this file to your FTP root folder, and do test. Type some file name that doesn't exist and see if it's working (it's work like a charm). - Enjoy. __________________ SMooVo - Web Design & Development contact@smoovo.com www.SMooVo.com

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11-01-2010, 04:25 AM	#3
Barber77r New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 6	Thanks... I will check that out... Ron...

11-01-2010, 06:27 AM	#4
Barber77r New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 6	smoovo... Thanks again for your input... I think that my Wordpress site is doing something with the .htaccess file... However, I do not seem to have access to this file or to the php5.ini file... Any other thoughts about handling the 404 error in any other method ?... Ron...

11-03-2010, 06:56 AM	#6
Barber77r New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 6	smoovo... Thanks AGAIN for your input... That Redirection plugin may be useful to me in the future... But my question at hand is with my Non-Wordpress site... I would like to have the site execute index.php even when the url is something like http:\\www.mysite.com\2010\10\blog_title... My Wordpress site does this, but I'm not sure how - you suggested an entry in the .htaccess file - but I don't have access to this file on my GoDaddy hosted site... Any ideas?... You have done more for me than anyone else - so again - I thank you... Ron...