Miscellaneous Hacks - MySpace type User Profile Link

Tested with vb 3.6.7 and 3.6.8
Tested on IE7 and FF2

Ok lets say your site is:

http://Example.com/Forums/


And the path to members profiles is even longer:

http://Example.com/Forums/member.php...xampleUserName


Well lets give your members a smaller and easy link to remember.


How about:

http://Example.com/Username

Oh ya thats alot better huh?

Ok well this is how you do it.


Add this to the .htaccess in root of example.com

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://Example.com/Forums/member.php?username=$1 [R]

Replace this:

http://Example.com/Forums/


With the link to your forums.


All members and guests will be able to go to:

http://Example.com/ThereUserName

And automatically be forwarded to the profile of the user name they entered after the site link.


Thats it just one easy .htaccess file edit and your done.


NOTE:
Want to use a diffrent domain like:

http://ExampleTwo.com/UserName

Just add the .htaccess file to that domain instead

just make sure that whats in red below links to your site

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://Example.com/Forums/member.php?username=$1



Enjoy and click install if you use this mod.

Also Some Credit to Eikinskjaldi for pointing me in the right way to get this working.

[Alfa1]

I have one site, but with multiple url's pointing to it:
mymainurl.com
mysecondurl.com

I want to display mymainurl.com/forum/member.php?=member.php?username=ExampleUserName
as
mysecondurl.com/username

Is this possible?

[iogames]

Bulletproof?

[mystic10]

what if i want the same thing but for admincp...and put their ip so when then log on with their id it must match the ip for them to log on to admin cp or mod cp can u kindly help

[MiahBeSmokin420]

Originally Posted by CallieJo2

I see...very clever


Good work!

Does this also change the url noted in the profile to reflect the new url?

it dose not change any of the urls its just a basic redirect type deal

the link that you enter http://example.com/username is not even a real link it just redirects you to http://example.com/forums/member.php?=username

which would be the profile of the members name you entered after http://Example.com/

also please make sure you click install if you are using this

Originally Posted by Alfa1

I have one site, but with multiple url's pointing to it:
mymainurl.com
mysecondurl.com

I want to display mymainurl.com/forum/member.php?=member.php?username=ExampleUserName
as
mysecondurl.com/username

Is this possible?

yes thats the way i have mine set up

just add the .httaccess file in the other domain you have and set it to go to the domain you want it to

Originally Posted by iogames

Bulletproof?

not really sure what that means

Originally Posted by mystic10

what if i want the same thing but for admincp...and put their ip so when then log on with their id it must match the ip for them to log on to admin cp or mod cp can u kindly help

i dont know you would have to ask someone else im not sure that would most likely need a totaly diffrent mod

[MiahBeSmokin420]

**Updated** Added info the my reserved post.

[iogames]

Well, actually it sends me to the Profile Page of the User... BUT!
still looks the same!

http://www.iogames.com/chat/member.php?username=coder

Why?

[MiahBeSmokin420]

ya its supoesed to

this is just so that members do not have to remember the whole link

do you think that a member wants to go to his friend and be like:

Hey man check out my profile the link is
http://www.iogames.com/chat/member.php?username=coder

no i dont think they want to try to remember that whole thing when all they have to do is remember a much smaller link which would be your site link and then there username

see the point of this?

[TCE Killa]

Thanks alot for this Stillfallin, I've been looking for this for awhile. Marked installed

Btw, are you online on COD4 PS3? If so, get back to me through PM. Thanks.

[MiahBeSmokin420]

nope i dont have a ps3 yet i should have one here probally next month

[iogames]

Originally Posted by MiahBeSmokin420

ya its supoesed to

this is just so that members do not have to remember the whole link

do you think that a member wants to go to his friend and be like:

Hey man check out my profile the link is
http://www.iogames.com/chat/member.php?username=coder

no i dont think they want to try to remember that whole thing when all they have to do is remember a much smaller link which would be your site link and then there username

see the point of this?

Now I see! well I will add the explanation to users