clean url in php

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I want to pass a clean url through search form in index.php(mvc)

ie:

 <form>
    <input type="text" name="search" onClick="if(this.value=='Search') this.value=''"    onBlur="if(this.value=='') this.value='Search'" value="Search"/>
    <button>Search</button>
</form>

It is sent to index.php and depending on the search parameter i.e $_GET['search'] it is passed to search controller

But instead of index.php?search=xyz i want to pass /search/xyz.

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score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 01 '12 at 07:05

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If you are using apache read about mod_rewrite you should add rewrite rule which will rewrite /search/xyz to index.php?search=xyz something like:

RewriteEngine on 
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteBase / 

RewriteRule ^search/(.*) index.php?search=$1 [R]

answered Nov 01 '12 at 07:05

Ruben Nagoga

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lvil · Answer 2 · 2012-11-01T07:39:00.417

you can do it in the onsubmit function of the form

<form onsubmit="myFunc();">  
..

in js:

function myFunc(){  
  var search_input = document.getElementById("search_input_id");
  window.location = "http://www.yoursite.com/search/"+search_input.value;}

I am not sure this will work, but this you get the idea.

UPD: in your case: <button onclick="muFunc();">

And in case you meant "how to redirect 'http://www.yoursite.com/search/search_term' to index.php?search=search_term " Ruben Nagoga is 100% right

clean url in php

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