making a different url like the ones on myspace

[chikooo]

what do i need to make my urls look something like the ones on myspace
http://home.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user that dont have the the directories. for example this site http://www.espan-glish.com/wallpapers/lo00001weg/index.php has the directories listed. but the ones on myspace. i dont know if anybody understand what im trying to say. hope anybody can help me. do i need php or something like that
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[chikooo]

webdesignforum.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=16
like this one
and this other one http://www.webdesignforum.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=25811
i had noticed that these kind of urls have the ? sign somewhere

 

[adx]

Yes, it can be done with PHP. Though, I must say, if you don't know what it's for then you probably don't need it.

 

[Vanish Design]

I'm not sure what you mean. You want directories or variables?

Google "URL Rewriting htaccess" if you want help making pseudo-directories.

Why would you want the variable-run site? It's only practical if you're querying a database running off one master PHP file. Most people want to move away from the variable oriented URL because it's awful for SEO

 

[Snerdey]

Links really need to be generic and have real words, keywords or titles of what they are going too. Most of the ID's and codes are worthless to seo efforts.

 

[Hide]

Its hard, I tried something similar and ended nowhere.

 

[nix3ll]

http://www.espan-glish.com/wallpapers/lo00001weg/index.php

Is this how you want it?
http://www.espan-glish.com/index.php?dir=wallpaper&cat=lo00001weg

If so, you need to learn mod_rewrite with .htaccess

 

[superaff]

It can be done with PHP. Try to consult with a PHP expert on how to. I am sure it'll just be easy.

 

[conor]

if you want clean URLs then try Mod Rewrite. If you don't want to get into anything "hardcore" then try using a CMS to handle all that for you.