Php include () for navigation uses absolute paths, but then

PHP
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In a global common file I do something like


define('APP_ROOT', dirname(__FILE__));
define('DIR_INCLUDES', APP_ROOT.DIRECTORY_SEPERATOR.'includes');
define('DIR_LIBS', APP_ROOT.DIRECTORY_SEPERATOR.'libs');

set_include_path(DIR_INCLUDES.PATH_SEPERATOR.DIR_LIBS.PATH_SEPERATOR.get_include_path());

Then each page includes that via a relative path, once thats called, can pretty much forget about needing paths in any other include()/require()s.

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Hi guys.

I am a newbie here, and I am not familiar with php programing. Now I want to build a dynamic pages with index.php and php navigation, a smart navigation for SEO like this.
hxxp://mydomain.com/index.php
hxxp://mydomain.com/vietnam_tour/index.php
hxxp://mydomain.com/vietnam_tour/trekking_tour/sapa_trekking.php
something like that…

In the pass I used this:

<?php
if(!isset($_GET[‘page’])){
include “ps_vietnam_tour_operator_travel_agency_welcome_page.php”;
}
elseif(isset($_GET[‘page’])){
if(file_exists(“”.$_GET[‘page’].“.php”)){
include “”.$_GET[‘page’].“.php”;
}else{
echo"<h3>Your site was not found or under contruction</h3>
<p>Hit <i>back button</i> on your Browser to go back.";
}
}else{
include “ps_firstpage.php”;
}
?>
to call file *.php in directory.
But it’s not good for indexing in search engine, not friendly at all.
Someone knows how to build a smart navigation as I want and show me how to link to page (call pages), please post here.
Thanks man
Looking for good news from you my firends online.

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If you are using Apache you may want to look into “mod_rewrite”.

Joe

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mod_rewrite…?? CAn you give me the link to mod_rewrite? for a newbie like me it’s really hard …so please tell me details, post it here plz

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There are some great solutions here to a problem that I have had before and worked around with absolute paths.

Will be looking into these

thanks

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Hi, here is some more information about mod_rewrite:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/misc/rewriteguide.html

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thank you for posting …but it’s quite hard for me while reading mod_rewrite …i am a newbie. So anyone have php navigation with the structure same same with What I want please post it here.
thanks