Organized, Short Folder Structure Using mod_rewrite
I tend to be over-organized when I create the folder structure of my customers' websites. I like using descriptive file and folder names for a number of reasons:
- Search engine friendly URLS and image names (for image searches)
- Descriptive file names give users a "preview" of the linked page in the status bar (if the anchor text isn't descriptive enough or the link is an image)
- I want to be able to tell what a file is when I see the file name
One problem with my method is that long folder names can be annoying to type and can bloat your pages resulting in ugly load times. I use the power of mod_rewrite to shorten paths to files I reference most, image files.
The XHTML
becomes...
The mod_rewrite .htaccess
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^gis/(.*)$ /graphics/icons/small/$1 [L]
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Okay very interesting. How would that apply if your directory structure was set out like this?
/nr/rdonlyres/2069656a-f68e-4563-b9a5-4b9a9922f7a4/0/transferform0809.pdf
/nr/rdonlyres/86e6a9ab-1633-4e4b-8790-bff74df03487/0/lamslistpublishedweb11november08.pdf
As you can see the 3rd subfolder changes and could be anything.
What if I wanted it to look like.
/attachment/filename.pdf
Using the method you mentioned how would it work?
Cheers
zeroanarchy
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