Mod_Rewrite

[SN3]

I need to mod_rewrite a phpBB forum. There is so much information about it, and it gets confusing. Simple put, how do I do a mod_rewrite on a phpBB forum?

[SN3]

Nevermind, I just used these instructions:

################################################## ############
## MOD Title: phpBB static URLs mod_rewrite 1.0.0
## MOD Author: Craven de Kere (N/A) http://www.Able2Know.com
## MOD Description: This mod should be added AFTER the Able2Know.com SEO mod
## This mod makes static URLs (only for guests) for phpBB, for example topic-22234.html
## Please read the author notes BEFORE using this mod.
## Check http://www.able2know.com/forums/about15132.html
## for the latest version or to get help with this MOD
##
## MOD Version: 1.0.0
##
## Installation Level: (Advanced)
## Installation Time: 5 Minutes
## Files To Edit: page_header.php,
## Included Files: n/a
################################################## ############
## Author Notes:
## Use this mod together with the Able2Know.com SEO Mod (http://www.able2know.com/forums/about15132.html)
## Make backups and test this on a test forum if you can. This is not a typical mod.
## For an additional tutorial on preventing IP addresses from being logged see:
## http://www.able2know.com/forums/about22586.html
##
################################################## ############
## MOD History:
##
## 2004-04-10 - Version 1.0.0
## - Initial public release.
##
################################################## ############
## Before Adding This MOD To Your Forum, You Should Back Up All Files Related To This MOD
################################################## ############


#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#

includes/page_header.php

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#

//
// Generate logged in/logged out status
//

#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#

if ( !$userdata['session_logged_in'] )
{
ob_start();
function replace_for_mod_rewrite(&$s)
{
$urlin =
array(
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)&amp;topicdays=([0-9]*)&amp;start=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)&amp;mark=topics'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;watch=topic*'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;unwatch=topic*'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;highlight=*'",
"'(?<!/)viewforum.php\?f=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;view=previous'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;view=next'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;postdays=([0-9]*)&amp;postorder=([a-zA-Z]*)&amp;vote=viewresult'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;postdays=([0-9]*)&amp;postorder=([a-zA-Z]*)&amp;start=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;start=([0-9]*)&amp;postdays=([0-9]*)&amp;postorder=([a-zA-Z]*)&amp;highlight=([a-zA-Z0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)&amp;start=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?t=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php&amp;p=([0-9]*)'",
"'(?<!/)viewtopic.php\?p=([0-9]*)'",
);
$urlout = array(
"topic-\\1-\\2-\\3.html",
"mark-forum\\1.html",
"updates-topic\\1.html",
"stop-updates-topic\\1.html",
"about\\1.html&amp;highlight=\\2",
"forum-\\1.html",
"ptopic\\1.html",
"ntopic\\1.html",
"view-poll\\1-\\2-\\3.html",
"about\\1-\\2-\\3-\\4.html",
"about\\1.html",
"about\\1-\\2.html",
"about\\1.html",
"post-\\1.html",
"post-\\1.html",
);
$s = preg_replace($urlin, $urlout, $s);
return $s;
}
}

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#

includes/page_tail.php

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#

$db->sql_close();

#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#

if ( !$userdata['session_logged_in'] )
{
$contents = ob_get_contents();
ob_end_clean();
echo replace_for_mod_rewrite($contents);
global $dbg_starttime;
}

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#

.htaccess

#
#-----[ ADD ]------------------------------------------
#

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^forums.* index.php [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^post-([0-9]*).html&highlight=([a-zA-Z0-9]*) viewtopic.php?p=$1&highlight=$2 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^post-([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?p=$1 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^view-poll([0-9]*)-([0-9]*)-([a-zA-Z]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&postdays=$2&postorder=$3&vote=v iewresult [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*).html&highlight=([a-zA-Z0-9]*) viewtopic.php?t=$1&highlight=$2 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*).html&view=newest viewtopic.php?t=$1&view=newest [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*)-([0-9]*)-([a-zA-Z]*)-([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&postdays=$2&postorder=$3&start= $4 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*)-([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&start=$2 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^about([0-9]*).html viewtopic.php?t=$1&start=$2&postdays=$3&postorder= $4&highlight=$5 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^mark-forum([0-9]*).html* viewforum.php?f=$1&mark=topics [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^updates-topic([0-9]*).html* viewtopic.php?t=$1&watch=topic [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^stop-updates-topic([0-9]*).html* viewtopic.php?t=$1&unwatch=topic [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^forum-([0-9]*).html viewforum.php?f=$1 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^forum-([0-9]*).* viewforum.php?f=$1 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^topic-([0-9]*)-([0-9]*)-([0-9]*).* viewforum.php?f=$1&topicdays=$2&start=$3 [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^ptopic([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&view=previous [L,NC]
RewriteRule ^ntopic([0-9]*).* viewtopic.php?t=$1&view=next [L,NC]


#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#

robots.txt

Disallow: forums/post-*.html$
Disallow: forums/updates-topic.html*$
Disallow: forums/stop-updates-topic.html*$
Disallow: forums/ptopic*.html$
Disallow: forums/ntopic*.html$

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#

includes/functions.php

#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#

if (!empty($db))
{
$db->sql_close();
}

#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#

if ( !$userdata['session_logged_in'] )
{
if (stristr($url, 'http://')) {
header('Location: ' . $url);
exit;
}
}






Took about four minutes.