Mod Re-write - Can some convert this EXCELLENT one from Craven de Kere??

[Razasharp]

Hi

I was just wondering if anyone could conver this AMAZING mod rewrite that Craven de Kere made for the phpbb system. I am using it on my current phpbb board and it really is excellent. I'm not a coder myself so was wondering if anyone has the knowledge to convert this? I can put hand on heart to say it's the best one I've seen.

Here it is:

############################################################## 
## MOD Title: phpBB static URLs mod_rewrite 1.0.0
## MOD Author: Craven de Kere (N/A) http://www.Able2Know.com 
## MOD Description: This mod should be added AFTER the Able2Know.com SEO mod 
## This mod makes static URLs (only for guests) for phpBB, for example topic-22234.html 
## Please read the author notes BEFORE using this mod.
## Check http://www.able2know.com/forums/about15132.html
## for the latest version or to get help with this MOD 
## 
## MOD Version: 1.0.0 
## 
## Installation Level: (Advanced) 
## Installation Time: 5 Minutes 
## Files To Edit: page_header.php,
## Included Files: n/a 
##############################################################  
## Author Notes: 
## Use this mod together with the Able2Know.com SEO Mod (http://www.able2know.com/forums/about15132.html)  
## Make backups and test this on a test forum if you can. This is not a typical mod.
## For an additional tutorial on preventing IP addresses from being logged see:
## http://www.able2know.com/forums/about22586.html
## 
############################################################## 
## MOD History: 
## 
##   2004-04-10 - Version 1.0.0 
##      - Initial public release.
## 
############################################################## 
## Before Adding This MOD To Your Forum, You Should Back Up All Files Related To This MOD 
##############################################################


# 
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------ 
# 

includes/page_header.php 

# 
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------ 
# 

// 
// Generate logged in/logged out status 
// 

# 
#-----[ AFTER, ADD  ]------------------------------------------ 
# 

if ( !$userdata['session_logged_in'] )
{
ob_start(); 
function replace_for_mod_rewrite(&$s) 
{ 
$urlin = 
array( 
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)&amp;topicdays=([0-9]*)&amp;start=([0-9]*)'", 
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)&amp;mark=topics'", 
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;watch=topic*'", 
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;unwatch=topic*'", 
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;highlight=*'",
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)'", 
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;view=previous'", 
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;view=next'", 
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;postdays=([0-9]*)&amp;postorder=([a-zA-Z]*)&amp;vote=viewresult'", 
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;postdays=([0-9]*)&amp;postorder=([a-zA-Z]*)&amp;start=([0-9]*)'", 
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;start=([0-9]*)&amp;postdays=([0-9]*)&amp;postorder=([a-zA-Z]*)&amp;highlight=([a-zA-Z0-9]*)'", 
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;start=([0-9]*)'", 
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)'", 
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php&amp;p=([0-9]*)'", 
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?p=([0-9]*)'", 
); 
$urlout = array( 
"topic-\\1-\\2-\\3.html", 
"mark-forum\\1.html", 
"updates-topic\\1.html", 
"stop-updates-topic\\1.html", 
"about\\1.html&amp;highlight=\\2", 
"forum-\\1.html", 
"ptopic\\1.html", 
"ntopic\\1.html", 
"view-poll\\1-\\2-\\3.html", 
"about\\1-\\2-\\3-\\4.html", 
"about\\1.html", 
"about\\1-\\2.html", 
"about\\1.html", 
"post-\\1.html", 
"post-\\1.html", 
); 
$s = preg_replace($urlin, $urlout, $s); 
return $s; 
} 
}

# 
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------ 
# 

includes/page_tail.php 

# 
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------ 
# 

$db->sql_close(); 

# 
#-----[ AFTER, ADD  ]------------------------------------------ 
# 

if ( !$userdata['session_logged_in'] )
{
$contents = ob_get_contents(); 
ob_end_clean(); 
echo replace_for_mod_rewrite($contents); 
global $dbg_starttime; 
}

# 
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------ 
#  

.htaccess 

# 
#-----[ ADD  ]------------------------------------------ 
#  

RewriteEngine On 
RewriteRule ^forums.* index.php [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^post-([0-9]*).html&highlight=([a-zA-Z0-9]*) viewtopic.php?p=$1&highlight=$2 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^post-([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?p=$1 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^view-poll([0-9]*)-([0-9]*)-([a-zA-Z]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&postdays=$2&postorder=$3&vote=viewresult [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*).html&highlight=([a-zA-Z0-9]*) viewtopic.php?t=$1&highlight=$2 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*).html&view=newest viewtopic.php?t=$1&view=newest [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*)-([0-9]*)-([a-zA-Z]*)-([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&postdays=$2&postorder=$3&start=$4 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*)-([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&start=$2 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*).html viewtopic.php?t=$1&start=$2&postdays=$3&postorder=$4&highlight=$5 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^mark-forum([0-9]*).html* viewforum.php?f=$1&mark=topics [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^updates-topic([0-9]*).html* viewtopic.php?t=$1&watch=topic [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^stop-updates-topic([0-9]*).html* viewtopic.php?t=$1&unwatch=topic [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^forum-([0-9]*).html viewforum.php?f=$1 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^forum-([0-9]*).* viewforum.php?f=$1 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^topic-([0-9]*)-([0-9]*)-([0-9]*).* viewforum.php?f=$1&topicdays=$2&start=$3 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^ptopic([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&view=previous [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^ntopic([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&view=next [L,NC]


# 
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------ 
#  

robots.txt 

Disallow: forums/post-*.html$ 
Disallow: forums/updates-topic.html*$ 
Disallow: forums/stop-updates-topic.html*$ 
Disallow: forums/ptopic*.html$ 
Disallow: forums/ntopic*.html$ 

# 
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------ 
# 

includes/functions.php 

# 
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------ 
#  

if (!empty($db)) 
{ 
     $db->sql_close(); 
} 

# 
#-----[ AFTER, ADD  ]------------------------------------------ 
# 

if ( !$userdata['session_logged_in'] )
{
if (stristr($url, 'http://')) { 
  header('Location: ' . $url); 
  exit; 
} 
}

# 
#-----[ SAVE/CLOSE ALL FILES ]------------------------------------------ 
# 
# EoM

Any help appreciated - or if anyone knows what the best one is for vB I'd appreciate it. If anyone wants to see the above one working go to: www.able2know.com

Thanks in advance.

[Guy G]

There is something like that already...
search "daniweb" on these forum and you'll find it.

[GetGamer.com]

Here's the link: http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread12725.html

[Razasharp]

Thanks both - I'll go take a look...