CODEWITHSUNDEEP
php.htaccessmod-rewrite
CraigColes
CraigColes

Reputation: 87

Generating clean URLs when using forms

Here is the form:

<form action='<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>'>
  <p><label>Movie Title:</label><input type='text' name='search'></p>
  <p><input id="submit" type='submit' value='Submit'></p>
</form>

When the form is submitted, currently the URL returns like so:

localhost/movie/index.php?search=ted

I would like for the URL to return like so:

localhost/movie/search/ted

EDIT:

I now have the following code in my .htaccess:

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^search=(.*)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^$ /search/%1 [NC,R,L] 
RewriteRule ^search/(.+)$ index.php?search=$1 [NC,L]

This works when you type in the URL /movie/search/ted but when you submit the form it still comes out as /movie/index.php?search=ted

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1249

Answers (1)

Darvex
Darvex

Reputation: 3644

rewrite rules don't change the url, they just tell your server to interpret url that falls under the rule ^search/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/$ like index.php?search=$1.

If you want to change the link that will be used, you have to change it in your html <form action=''

Upvotes: 2

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