Parameters from URL strings

I can extract parameters from

mysite.com/mypage.php?tag1/value1/tag2/value2

but when I replace the ? with a / it produces a 500 error.

PHP4 Apache Win98

What do I need to do to make this work?

Will it be different when I move the pages to my host, a RedHat box?

I am concerned about doing things that will bring the world to a grinding halt!!

Thank you

I've had this exact same problem. I think it's because PHP isn't installed as an Apache module (when I use it on windows I run it as a CGI program) - I'm almost certain it will work on your linux web server.

The easiest way to find out is to create an info.php file with the following contents on the web server:

PHP Code:

---

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

---

Stick that up on the web server and go to: http://domain.com/your-path/info.php...uff/asdlskdls/

With any luck the PHP Info page will be displayed, showing the weird URL you put in somewhere amongst the environment variables (listed about half way down the page).

hope that helps,

Skunk

Thank you

That worked exactly as I had hoped. And you described.

And the server did not wobble in the slightest.

Thank you.