[UPHPU] Rewriting Apache URLs

[Jon Jensen]

> I know mod_rewrite pretty well but as a software developer 
> I'm reluctant to write software that requires the installer 
> to use mod_rewrite for the following reasons: 1) the learning curve
> 2) some sites are hosted on systems that don't support that 
> type of configuration by the customer.

That's a good point. I was looking at it more on an individual site basis
where you have complete control, as opposed to a software product that might
be installed anywhere.
 
> How do you think it would be to have something like:
> 
> http://www.saltlakemotorsports.com/index.php?prod=ducati-dayto
> na-long-sleeved-t-shirt

I guess that depends on the search engine... I imagine that would compare
similarly to my example, though I have read things to suggest that some
search engines ignore query string parameters and that the left-most words
in an element (title, url) carries a greater weight (e.g. if you want to
show up in searches for Ducati, the page title "Ducati Apparel | Salt Lake
Motorsports" is better than "Salt Lake Motorsports | Ducati Apparel")