Pretty urls (how to?)

[nervino]

Hi,

I'm trying to set up pretty urls for my module, but I didn't understand how pretty urls work in CMSMS. I have studied New's pretty urls and tried to replicate their behaviour, but without success.

Then, I've found this post ( http://forum.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php?topic=13934.msg68641 ) and my pretty urls began to works.

Now, I would have the ITEM_ID (and other variables) dynamically passed to the url, but I can't figure out how to do it.


The pretty url I would like to have is something like: http://www.mysite/mymodule_name/item_title.htm (with all the other parameters passed but not visible in the url)



in action.default.php I got:

$aliased_title = munge_string_to_url($row['Title']);
  $prettyurl = 'Module/'.$aliased_title;

$par=array();
$par = array('ITEM_ID'=>$row['ITEM_ID'],'returnid'=>$returnid);
$onerow->Title = $this->CreateLink($id, 'detail_page', $returnid, $row['Title'], $par , '', false, false, '', true, $prettyurl);

in MyModule.module.php:

// In this way, pretty urls work, but I have static returnid and ITEM_ID...

$this->RegisterRoute('/[mM]odule\/(?P[A-Za-z0-9-]+)$/',array('action'=>'detail_page','returnid'=>'23','ITEM_ID'=>'234'));

// In this way, pretty urls DON'T work

$this->RegisterRoute('/[mM]odule\/(?P[A-Za-z0-9-]+)$/',array('action'=>'detail_page','returnid'=>$returnid,'ITEM_ID'=>$params['ITEM_ID']));

Thank you


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Cms Version: 1.7.1

Installed Modules:

    * CMSMailer: 2.0
    * FileManager: 1.0.2
    * MenuManager: 1.6.3
    * ModuleManager: 1.3.3
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    * nuSOAP: 1.0.1
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    * MyModule: 1.0


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    * process_whole_template: false
    * max_upload_size: 2000000
    * default_upload_permission: 664
    * assume_mod_rewrite: true
    * page_extension: .htm
    * internal_pretty_urls: false
    * use_hierarchy: true


Php Information:

    * phpversion: 5.3.2-0.dotdeb.1
    * md5_function: On (Vero)
    * gd_version: 2
    * tempnam_function: On (Vero)
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    * E_DEPRECATED: 0
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    * safe_mode: Off (Falso)
    * session_save_path: /tmp (1777)
    * session_use_cookies: On (Vero)


Server Information:

    * Server Api: apache2handler
    * Server Db Type: MySQL (mysqli)
    * Server Db Version: 5.1.44


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[vilkis]

Hi,
How do you suggest where and how the variables $params['ITEM_ID'] and $returnid are set? The system can only extract variables that you pass to url. If you pass only aliased_title by url how the system can know what is $params['ITEM_ID'] and $returnid?
When you create link using pretty url the variable $params ($par in you case) is ignored.

vilkis

[nervino]

I see.
So, I have to add the variables to $prettyurl, I guess; but in which way? And how can I do this avoiding that those variables are shown in the url too?

thanks a lot

[vilkis]

The way to not include returnid in url:

In admin panel create preference say 'default_returnid' for default page of your module and save it using function SetPreference. Then in SetParameters()
add code:

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$returnid = $this->GetPreference('default_returnid');

You have to pass the variable ITEM_ID or its alias to url - sorry.

vilkis

[nervino]

Ok, you cleared up my ideas!

Thank you vilkis

[domianno]

I'm modifying Pretty URLs for CGUserDirectory and I want to remove /users/ part.
I've successfully made it, but I am also using news module and pretty URL for news looks like domain.com/news/9/17/Item-title (CGUserDirectory URL now looks like domain.com/username/159).

CGUserDirectory works fine, but when I'm trying to open domain.com/news/9/17/Item-tilte CMSMS calls CGUserDirectory, not News module.

How do I need to modify RegisterRoute in CGUserDirectory or where in CMS MS
I can change which module checks URLs first - CGUserDirectory or News?
As I understand CGUserDirectory has priority to News and thats why CGUserDirectory is called instead of News when link is domain.com/news/9/17/Item-title

The way to not include returnid in url:

In admin panel create preference say 'default_returnid' for default page of your module and save it using function SetPreference. Then in SetParameters()
add code:

Code: Select all

$returnid = $this->GetPreference('default_returnid');

You have to pass the variable ITEM_ID or its alias to url - sorry.

vilkis

[vilkis]

Hi,
You cannot change the order of check - it is being done in alphabetic order (..C..N..)
vilkis

How do I need to modify RegisterRoute in CGUserDirectory or where in CMS MS
I can change which module checks URLs first - CGUserDirectory or News?
As I understand CGUserDirectory has priority to News and thats why CGUserDirectory is called instead of News when link is domain.com/news/9/17/Item-title