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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?

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

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

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

Links will not changed.

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!

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.

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.

Then google is your friend.