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Cerb's Custom Query Strings hack! (Looks awesome!) · **Released**: 08-23-2004

Alright, this is really useless but it looks really cool.

First I'll explain what a query string is.

Well a query string is "additional page information" for instance index.php?page=forums&sid=1

Well the query string here is page=forums&sid=1

What this hack allows you to do is to replace this " = " and " &"

Instead of having (using the same example) index.php?page=forums&sid=1, you could have index.php?page:forums,sid:1

Yes, this IS useless, however it looks really cool and professional.

This is pretty long to install. You've got to open all your vB files and change every link, replacing ' = ' with $qs['eq'] and ' & ' with $qs['and']

For instance, replace:

Code:

"online.php?$session[sessionurl]sort=$sortfield&amp;order=$sortorder&amp;pp=$perpage"

with

Code:

"online.php?$session[sessionurl]sort".$qs['eq']."$sortfield".$qs['and']."order".$qs['eq']."$sortorder".$qs['and']."pp".$qs['eq']."$perpage"

Anyways, you understand. This is quite long. I think I'm going to eventually write a small application in C++ to do it for you. Anyways, if you have the time to do it, hope you'll enjoy your custom URL's :-D

Note that you can also use this on ANY php page, not only vB.

Then add this at the top of your global.php file, right after the <?php

PHP Code:


			
    $qs['eq'] = "="; // Change me

    $qs['and'] = "&amp;";  // Change me



        $queryAND = explode($qs['and'],$_SERVER["QUERY_STRING"]);



        for($i=0;$i<sizeof($queryAND);$i++)

        {

            $queryEQ = explode($qs['eq'],$queryAND[$i]);

            $_GET[ $queryEQ[0] ] = $queryEQ[1];

        }

EDIT: Fixed a mistake ^_^

DrkFusion · #12 08-25-2004, 11:16 PM

You know when you look at it, it does look more professional. Like all those news websites makes me tingle inside.

You get an install even though I didn't install it

Good hack!

Erwin · #13 08-26-2004, 12:22 AM

The question is... why?

Cerb · #14 08-26-2004, 03:49 AM

The answer is... for the hell of it!

It looks more professional and well, I like that :-)

KW802 · #15 08-26-2004, 05:13 AM

/me is still scratching his head over this one.

Erwin · #16 08-26-2004, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cerb

The answer is... for the hell of it!

It looks more professional and well, I like that :-)

You're better off making the "query strings" as you put it more search-engine friendly.

Tim Wheatley · #17 08-26-2004, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erwin

You're better off making the "query strings" as you put it more search-engine friendly.

Do the original links still work? Otherwise I expect a lot of 404's...

Cerb · #18 08-26-2004, 08:06 PM

Nope heh

Reeve of shinra · #19 08-26-2004, 10:44 PM

This deffenitely deserves most interesting hack of the month.

roundhost · #20 08-27-2004, 04:04 PM

This is brilliant! I love it! Fantastic!

You are a star!

Just what i always wanted!!!

/me wacks himself with a nylon tube and wraps surgical tape around his cracked skull!

Ah, err, WTF!!!???

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