[Phpwebsite-developers] Access changes

[matt <ma...@tu...>]

Good day,

phpWebSite 1.5.0 will change the way it handles mod_rewrite. The 
.htaccess file will filter all requests that do not match a directory or 
file to the index.php file. The index.php file includes a new core file 
named Forward.php. phpWebSite then detects if the mod_rewrite format is 
getting used. If so, it writes the following variables:

$_REQUEST['module'] = $variable_1;
$_GET['var1']       = $variable_2;
...
$_GET['var' . $n]   = ${'variable_' . $n};


So this address:
http://phpwebsite.appstate.edu/blog/2008/1/4

Will create:

$_REQUEST['module'] = 'blog';
$_GET['var1'] = 2008;
$_GET['var2'] = 1;
$_GET['var3'] = 4;

The updated blog module looks for this and changes the vars into year, 
month, and day for a new viewing preference.

Access will no longer store the shortcuts in the .htaccess file. 
Instead, if the only variable passed is not a module, it is assumed to 
be a title. This will be passed to Access which will pull the 
appropriate key and then fill in the $_GET variable with the appropriate 
module and overwrite var1. This will be done instead of a forward to 
prevent losing the url.

In the long run, this will allow module creators to mold mod_rewrites 
however they like. In the meantime, you will need to change your 'id' 
and 'page' checks to 'var1' and 'var2'. This change will also affect the 
rewriteLink function in Text.php.

The next release of phpWebSite will go through an RC period.  This 
should give you time to adjust your modules for this change and the 
updated File Cabinet. If you have any concerns, please reply to this list.

Thanks,
Matt


-- 
Matthew McNaney
Electronic Student Services
Appalachian State University
Ext. 6493
http://ess.appstate.edu
http://phpwebsite.appstate.edu