View url rules to get proper url

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Take this link for example: http://example.com/p/12345

The 12345 part of the URL is a variable.

It should display like ?something=12345 but it doesnt so they are obviously using url rules/rematch. How do I view what the URL would be without the rules?

For example it might be something like http://example.com/p?number=12345

I hope it will be helpful for you http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16388959/url-rewriting-with-php — Ayaz Ali Shah, Aug 15 '16 at 14:10
@Mr.Developer thank but im not asking how to do it. If a website has used url-rewriting how do I view the **original** url — bob jomes, Aug 15 '16 at 14:11
is this on your own site? If YES - read through the `.htaccess` file, if NO you can try guessing the parameter name — Professor Abronsius, Aug 15 '16 at 14:11
@RamRaider oh i see, so there isnt like a way to actually view it without guessing — bob jomes, Aug 15 '16 at 14:12
not as far as I'm aware there isn't - afterall this mechanism helps developers/webmasters obfuscate parameters to begin with — Professor Abronsius, Aug 15 '16 at 14:14

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 15 '16 at 14:33

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In a word, you can't. Unless you operate the web site and have access to the .htaccess file that is rewriting the URLs you can not determine exactly where it is being redirected.

In your example both the p and the 12345 could be variable.

answered Aug 15 '16 at 14:33

Dave

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