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Why do URL paths have "index.php" before SEO-friendly URLs?

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In properties, my pages all have SEO-friendly paths that look like this:

http://php.22graphics.com/print/collateral-sessanta-60...

But, those don't work at all. It only works if you put an "index.php" in between "22graphics.com" and "print" like so:

http://php.22graphics.com/index.php/print/collateral-sessanta-60...

I find this very annoying and I think something is wrong with my set-up, but I don't know what.
 
elyon replied on at Permalink Best Answer Reply
elyon
You have to enable URL rewriting.

Here's a quote from the documentation:

"To enable Pretty URLs, login to your concrete5 instance as the Admin user, and goto Dashboard > Sitewide Settings. There's an option on the right of that page which you can turn on. You may also have to create a .htaccess file on your sever for this to work right, the Dashboard will provide the details for that file."

http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/installation/installing_conc...

In reality, everything is passing through that index page, because the files and pages don't actually exist on the server. Instead, it passes through Concrete, which understands what that URL means. By using URL rewriting, you're able to instruct the server to send the path through Concrete rather than providing a page not found error.
zoinks replied on at Permalink Reply
ah thank you! will look into it. don't know what I'd do without the C5 community.
zoinks replied on at Permalink Reply
So, that definitely worked! Thanks!

But for some reason my PREVIOUS and NEXT buttons don't seem to be following suit. They still stick in the "index.php"

I embedded them in my template with this code:

<?php  
   $bt = BlockType::getByHandle('tony_next_previous');
   $bt->controller->nextLabel = 'Next';
   $bt->controller->previousLabel = 'Previous';
   $bt->controller->showArrows =1;
   $bt->controller->loopSequence=1;
   //$bt->render('templates/footer_bar'); 
   $bt->render('view'); 
   ?>


Any idea what I need to change to make them show Pretty URLs?
elyon replied on at Permalink Reply
elyon
Several helpers built into Concrete will always use links with "index.php" included to ensure that they always work, even when something goes weird with your URL redirect settings.

You should be able to force Concrete to never include it in your links by adding this line to your /config/site.php file:

define("URL_REWRITING_ALL", true);


Just be aware that if URL rewriting is not working, you will have great difficulty accessing your dashboard or other pages. Remember that this is in your site.php file, and you can disable the setting if necessary. However, with everything working fine, you can enable this and (hopefully) have it drop out of all your links
zoinks replied on at Permalink Reply
hm, so I guess it's best to just live with it since Next and Previous button-linking isn't really crucial to anything and won't affect SEO.

Thank you, it is nice to know how to fix it!