[solved] Getting Rid of the Index.php

[slloyd]

If I change the file to get rid of the index.php, will this change all existing links or just the ones I create from here on out?

[cyberman]

I think it's "only" a question of URL rewriting you can do with mod_rewrite.

[slloyd]

Please excuse my ignorance, but does that mean it will change my existing links?

[cyberman]

mod_rewrite is an Apache / server module which allows the rewriting of URL which is shown.

Links will not changed.

[slloyd]

So are you saying it just shows or doesn't show, but has no affect on the actual URL? I'm not sure I understand what you're saying.

I just changed it to true and it made all my links broken, so I had to change it back. I guess I answered my own question. Solved!

[Pierre M.]

Hello,

the difference between internal and external URL rewriting is well explained in the mod_rewrite documentation ("From Old to New").

Actually,
all internal CMSms links are like /index.php?page=/some/path/leaf
and external links may be like /some/path/leaf.html thanks to mod_rewrite.

Pierre M.

[slloyd]

I read the page you listed. Unfortunately, I have no idea what any of that means. All I needed to know was whether my existing URLs would change if I changed mod_rewrite to true. I don't know a darn thing about Apache, php or any other techy stuff! But I certainly appreciate you guys trying to explain it! Someday maybe I'll understand it.

[calguy1000]

Then google is your friend.

[halm]