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Virtual Pages / Scripts as Directories

By techsup ·
I recently began supporting a new site that uses virtual pages - or more appropriately - php scripts in the directory structure. When trying to convert the site to another server these pages/scripts do not work.
example
http://www.myserver.com/animals/mammals/dog
A mammals file exists at http://www.myserver.com/animals/
with the following code:
<?php

require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/_includes/config.php');
list($a, $cat_id) = explode("/", $_SERVER['PATH_INFO']);
if($cat_id=='' || !is_numeric($cat_id)){
echo "Invalid or no parameter supplied";
exit();
}
if(!Biology::validCategoryID($cat_id)){
echo "Invalid category supplied";
exit();
}

Does a redirect or dns alias need to be setup for the mammals file to work properly? Is this an "approved" method of displaying virtual pages?

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by techsup In reply to Virtual Pages / Scripts a ...

The url would actually be .../mammals/72
which would display the Dog Category.

The script continues after to retrieve the data from the Database and display the webpage.
However, I can only get it to work when I have .../mammals.php/72 in the url instead of just .../mammals/72

Thanks for the help.

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by Jaqui In reply to Virtual Pages / Scripts a ...

is the server set to allow the url aliasing?

and shouldn't it be $DOCUMENT_ROOT?

but the $_SERVER and the doc root shouldn't need to be specified.
you should be able to get the include with:

<?php

require_once "/includes/config.php"

the _ in the path may also cause an issue, depending on server config.

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After further research, this is just an alternate method of processing Search Engine friendly URL's(url aliasing). You are correct on Document_Root as well.
Thanks

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