getting variable without extension

[shishtawitch]

AOA,
i am developing a site, i want that when ever a user signs up on my site, it should get its own folder like youtube........!! i.e

youtube.com/user/username

my problem is that i want to get variable wihout adding any .php extension. So how can i get or add when user types following
mysite.com/user/username
and i get user.php?user=username but in address bar it only show
user/username please help waiting here

[zmariow]

What you're looking for is called URL rewriting. If you're using a framework, like Zend Framework or CodeIgniter, then you have that out of the box.

If you're using plain PHP, you have to do that manually on the Apache web server. Check those links for a little help:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewrite_engine
http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/sitemanagement/urlrewriting.html

Good luck.

Cheers :)

[shishtawitch]

thanks man you are great...........!!