Re: perlmonks.org "/~username/" to "/?node=username" mod

I support this idea from a "maintainability" standpoint. I'd love to advertise my home node outside the Monestary. However, since the '?node=' notation is (a)ugly, and (b)could possibly change someday, it seems like a nifty idea to have a home-node URL like /~username that won't ever change.

The only issue I'd have with implementing this, is that it would seem a silly thing to do if mod_rewrite isn't already installed, or if there's nothing else we'd use it for.

But it isn't hard to imagine other things to use mod_rewrite for:

Section -> node_id mapping; e.g. /poetry => /?node=Perl Poetry
/inbox -> Message Inbox

Those are off the top of my head, but I'm sure it would be easy to come up with other "good shortcuts" that mod_rewrite would help with.

Of course, it isn't important to add such a feature, as the site is quite usable without it. But it would be nifty. ;-)

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Re^2: perlmonks.org "/~username/" to "/?node=username" mod_rewrite magic
by demerphq (Chancellor) on Nov 06, 2004 at 17:27 UTC

However, since the '?node=' notation is (a)ugly, and (b)could possibly change someday,

Regarding B): while I suppose there is a remote possibility of the node= notation changing (there is also a possibility that I will win the lottery on the same day I meet and marry a super model) I can assure you there is absolutely no possibility that the node_id=XXXX style of linking ceases to function as long as the site is running.

Point A) I can't help you with :-)

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