[Resolved] PHP Dynamic sig

[Jazz00006]

Thanks to a friend i got a script working below but i would like to make it so i can give out the link with a small alteration so people can have their username in the window

eg: http://sf.greyfyre.info/roed/dynamicsig/Jazz00006
or
http:http://sf.greyfyre.info/roed/dynamic.../Some_one_else

is there any way to do this?



all i have at the moment is http://sf.greyfyre.info/roed/dynamicsig/index.jpg which is a php script in disguise and a htaccess file making the browser treat it like a jgp for PHPBB reasons

[The Hobo]

Can you place a query string behind it? Like index.jpg?user=alfonso ?

Also, why does it have to have a .jpg extension? Does PHPBB check file extensions in signatures?

[penagate]

Use mod_rewrite. That allows you to both include the username in the URL and save having to assign .jpg to PHP using .htaccess.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^dynamicsig/([a-z0-9_\-]{1,})/index\.jpg$ dynamicsig/index.php?user=$1

that will transform the following URL:
http://sf.greyfyre.info/roed/dynamicsig/penagate/index.jpg

to this:
http://sf.greyfyre.info/roed/dynamicsig/index.php?user=penagate


Should solve any problems with users and file extensions.

[Jazz00006]

So do i put

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^dynamicsig/([a-z0-9_\-]{1,})/index\.jpg$ dynamicsig/index.php?user=$1

in the HTaccess file? or where else?

and is there anything else i need to do because im new to php and dont know anything (much)

[penagate]

Put that in an .htaccess file in the "roed" directory.

Assuming it works, it will allow you to use the first form of url to access the sig (dynamicsig/abc/index.jpg) and behind the scenes on your server it will be transformed to the second form (dynamicsig/index.php?user=abc). So within your script it will be as if the user requested that URL, when really it's transparently handled by mod_rewrite.

[Jazz00006]

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /roed/dynamicsig/penagate/index.jpg on this server.


did i do something wrong?

[penagate]

Interesting,

Make sure the permissions levels on /roed and /roed/dynamicsig are set to 755.

[Jazz00006]

Ill have to ask my friend to do that (im leeching from his server and don't know how to do it) (or i dont have access to it) Cheers, ill get back to you when hes replyed

[Jazz00006]

Cheers guys it works