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jase1 · Smarty n00b Joined: 13 Mar 2018 Posts: 4

Hi,

This issue is driving me crackers.

I have a vast array of search pages on my site, each of which unfortunately produces very long URL strings, is there any way to shorten them? I've tried .htaccess but to no avail.

So I'm wondering whether it can be done either directly in the template file or via the php file.

EG of Current URL: www.website.com/holiday-homes.php?opt2=apartment&opt7=Yes&opt9=No&opt17=Yes

is there any way to strip out everything after the question mark but still carry out the search, so that it shows a neater URL of say..

www.website.com/holiday-homes.php

Cheers Jason.

AnrDaemon · Administrator Joined: 03 Dec 2012 Posts: 1785

You have to write PHP code for that, Smarty is only presentation engine. It does not implement business logic or routing.

jase1 · Smarty n00b Joined: 13 Mar 2018 Posts: 4

Hi AnrDaemon, Thank you for replying, any thoughts as to how I would go about it?

AnrDaemon · Administrator Joined: 03 Dec 2012 Posts: 1785

1. Read on request routing in PHP.
2. Implement one of the routers in your project.
3. Decide on new URL scheme.
4. Make it work.