Convert dynamic URLs into SEO friendly URLs

Hi, thank you. I've tied many tutorias and it's quite confusing for me, that's why I ask experts here. At least I would like to see some example here on how to implement one of my links above stated taking in consideration the URL strcture:

4-DYNAMIC: http://www.rapidshareme.com/lawyer_details.php?id_lawyer=1497&id_subcat=7&state=11&city=Miami

4-SEO F: http://www.rapidshareme.com/car-accidents/florida/miami/Allen-Bernard.html

Any example please ?

Your simple observation helped me a lot to understand this. You're right I'm pretending to convert numbers in texts in the url. ok, I understand better now this.

It's very interesting to hear about this RewriteMap you just mentioned, something that I really want to learn to work with. Could you please point me to a few good tutorials RewriteMap?

Thanks you so much.

this
http://www.rapidshareme.com/lawyer_details.php?id_lawyer=1497&id_subcat=7&state=11&city=Miami

can be rewritten as using a rewrite rule

http://www.rapidshareme.com/1497/7/11/Miami

Yes, I know that can be done with this format http://www.rapidshareme.com/1497/7/11/Miami

But I want this way http://www.rapidshareme.com/car-accidents/florida/miami/

Can someone explain more on how to implement it using RewriteMap ?

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewritemap

Hi,

I have changed the url's numeric values into the TEXT values to make this easier:

Now this is the structure:
1- Dynamic: http://www.rapidshareme.com/browse-by-state.php?id_subcat=car accidents
1- SEO FRIENDLY: http://www.rapidshareme.com/car-accidents/

2-DYNAMIC: http://www.rapidshareme.com/browse-by-city.php?state=florida&id_subcat=car accident
2-SEO F: http://www.rapidshareme.com/car-accidents/florida/

3-DYNAMIC: http://www.rapidshareme.com/lawyers_result.php?state=florida&city=Miami&id_subcat=car accident
3-SEO F: http://www.rapidshareme.com/car-accidents/florida/miami/

4-DYNAMIC: http://www.rapidshareme.com/lawyer_details.php?id_subcat=7&state=florida&city=Miami&?id_lawyer=Robert. Will Sean
4-SEO F: http://www.rapidshareme.com/car-accidents/florida/miami/robert-will-sean.html

PLEASE can some Expert give me the code to get this structure?

Thanks

Hi Ray,

Thank you for your reply. maybe you did not notice my previous post. I chaged all numeric values in the URLs into the final text value to make it easier.

I made wring the number 4 link

Now they are like this:

mysite.com/lawyer_details.php?id_subcat=car accident&state=florida&city=Miami&?id_lawyer=Robert. Will Sean

should be rewrited like this:
mysite/car-accidents/florida/miami/robert-will-sean.html

How is the code of the .htaccess to get this structure?

Please. Thanks.

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} browse-by-state.php
RewriteRule /browse-by-state.php\?id_subcat=(.*) /$1

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} browse-by-city.php
RewriteRule /browse-by-city.php\?state=([^&]*)&id_subcat=(.*) /$2/$1/

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} lawyers_result.php
RewriteRule /lawyers_result.php\?state=([^&]*)&city=([^&]*)&id_subcat=(.*) /$3/$1/$2/

# Note that these rules *do not* change your upper/lower cases

# The dynamic example works with RewriteMap only

ahoffmann,

Thank you! I'm sure these rules are fine but for some reason nothing is happening now. URLs remains as before.

What could be causing this ?

please post the rules you use, and the URl from the browser which is not working

I attach all content of .htaccess I have on my server (root)

Here  the live links http://www.attorneysatlawfinder.com/main.php (see that nothing happens :( ....)

Thank you for your help.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} browse-by-state.php
RewriteRule /browse-by-state.php\?id_subcat=(.*) /$1
 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} browse-by-city.php
RewriteRule /browse-by-city.php\?state=([^&]*)&id_subcat=(.*) /$2/$1/
 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} lawyers_result.php
RewriteRule /lawyers_result.php\?state=([^&]*)&city=([^&]*)&id_subcat=(.*) /$3/$1/$2/

                                              

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> see that nothing happens
what should happen?

I guess you want to do it the other way around: SEO friendly links at your website which are redirected (internally) using the query string, do you?

Yes, I just want to have these links: http://www.attorneysatlawfinder.com/main.php  SEO friendly as stated above.

What I mean with "nothing happens" is that the URLs remain the same, the don't become SEO friendly. This should happens after uploading the .htaccess files with the rules to the server.

 ahoffmann, I hope you understand me now.

Thanks again.

well, then you need to change the links in your web page first
then we can change the RewriteRules, but that's difficult for your current examples as there is no unique pattern to detect a state, city or whatever
If you cannot make easy to identify pattern (strings) for state, city etc., the you end up with RewriteMap again.

What do you mean with "Change the links on your webpage"?

As for the urls I can easily add more parameters with id id's values. Is that what you mean.

This is so confusing, I'm sorry what's your suggestion?

Let me know what should I do and I do it.

Thanks again.

the link in your page needs to be for example
  http://www.rapidshareme.com/car-accidents/florida/
which then will be changed using mod_rewrite to for example
  http://www.rapidshareme.com/browse-by-city.php?state=florida&id_subcat=car-accident

Yes, and how can I proceed, what should I do ?

Please  ahoffmann, help me out with this task.

This is the right link to the files: http://www.attorneysatlawfinder.com/main.php

> This is the right link to the files
but if you want them "SEO friendly" you need it the other way arround, see http#24510855