.htaccess/index.php fix? - Re: refreshed website soft launched

Tue Feb 24 19:39:20 UTC 2009

Thanks Jacob,

I read into CMS Made Simple a bit and discovered there is already  
support for friendly urls:

There is the optional setting for "Pretty URLs":
http://wiki.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php/User_Handbook/Installation/Optional_Settings

And here is a method that involved a more complex .htaccess file:
http://wiki.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php/FAQ/Installation/Pretty_URLs#Pretty_URL.27s

I hope that helps :)
Blake

On 24-Feb-09, at 9:30 AM, Jacob Farber wrote:

> Hey Blake,
> Just re: how the site was made, I believe it's from a CMS called CMS  
> Made Simple.....so I dont know how feasable it is to remove the  
> existing uri structure....perhaps the CMS has a feature to turn off  
> these unfriendly urls?
> Jacob
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 5:28 PM, electBlake <electblake at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> Alo Alo,
>
> First off, VERY nice. I love that initial landing page, its clean,  
> calm and collective. Its fun and inviting and is exactly what it  
> needs to be :)
>
> Anyway,
> I did have one little suggestion.
>
>
> fluidproject.org/index.php/pages
>
>
>
> This was the first thing I noticed about the site (after those sexy  
> icons), and I was curious about it.
>
> From what I can tell this was written from scratch right? (or at  
> least I can't spot any framework/cms clues) so I'd like to suggest  
> we rewrite the urls using .htaccess to take out that index.php.
> If we are going to consider this, we should think about it sooner  
> then later - for SEO purposes (among other problems down the line)  
> changing our link structure should be handled upfront.
>
> My Solution Offering
>
> For my personal experiments I often use codeigniter.com - a cool but  
> not suitable for open source distribution php framework. By default  
> codeigniter uses this sort of method for browsing pages.
> Because of this, I have a standard .htaccess file that I find works  
> great (I've included the link and code below)
>
> from: http://codeigniter.com/wiki/mod_rewrite/
>
> <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
>     RewriteEngine On
>     RewriteBase /
>
>     #Removes access to the system folder by users.
>     #Additionally this will allow you to create a System.php  
> controller,
>     #previously this would not have been possible.
>     #'system' can be replaced if you have renamed your system folder.
>     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^system.*
>     RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?/$1 [L]
>
>     #Checks to see if the user is attempting to access a valid file,
>     #such as an image or css document, if this isn't true it sends the
>     #request to index.php
>     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
>     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
>     #This last condition enables access to the images and css  
> folders, and the robots.txt file
>     #Submitted by Michael Radlmaier (mradlmaier)
>     RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|images|robots\.txt|css)
>     RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L]
> </IfModule>
>
>
> As you can see there are some leftovers I've included that are  
> specific to codeigniter (the disallowing of access to the /system  
> folder), but I feel that they are worthy of inclusion in this email  
> as we may find a use for them.
>
>
> Problems from a Programming Standpoint?
> Well, depending on how the page keys are passed into index.php we  
> may need to do a little rewriting. If we are using the URI then we  
> have to adjust to work with NOT having the index.php in there.
> Something to note is that the php can be written that old links will  
> work as well, that is, index.php/page driven links
>
> I'd give any help thats needed, as I do have experience with this  
> situation.
>
> I don't mean to step on any toes, and I don't know if this is  
> schedule, I just want the fluidproject site to be the best it can be  
> (and you asked for feedback :))
>
> :D
>
> Great work Fluidees,
>
> Blake
>
> On 21-Feb-09, at 12:26 AM, Jess Mitchell wrote:
>
>> Hey All,
>>
>> I just wanted to send a note out to let the list know that we "soft  
>> launched" the Fluid website today.
>> http://fluidproject.org/
>> Soft launched means we're still working on it, we know there are a  
>> lot of opportunities for improvement and we want feedback.
>>
>> I want to thank Laurel, Erin, and Jacob for all their hard work on  
>> (in no particular order) creating, moving, and polishing the site.   
>> I'd also like to encourage you to chew on this site with us, help  
>> us improve it, and give us a hand in doing that.  This is a great  
>> moment in Fluid for us all to have a web impact -- it's as simple  
>> as submitting ideas or code or chatting with the community about  
>> your ideas.
>>
>> Ideas that we'd like to work on:
>> 1. info architecture -- did we get it right?
>> 2. jumping off the site -- we have a lot of links that bounce to  
>> other places -- how can we best handle that?
>> 3. related to 2. how do we keep the website clean and light and not  
>> too deep and meaningfully link to the content in the wiki, where it  
>> is most updated?
>> 4. I see a number of opportunities for Fluid components -- what a  
>> wonderful way to showcase our work!
>> 5. I've made some effort to clarify what Fluid is and what our  
>> projects are -- is this clear?  (I'm sure it can be clearer).
>> 6. code beautification -- it's time to iterate!  We're artists with  
>> a real interest in the aesthetic...  so we'll keep tweaking.
>>
>> What else?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Jess
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Jess Mitchell
>> Boston, MA, USA
>> Project Manager / Fluid Project
>> jess at jessmitchell.com
>> / w / 617.326.7753  / c / 919.599.5378
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>> http://www.fluidproject.org
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