Problem with product links after changing host

[wetzel]

Hi. We just changed to a new host. Now product links like this don't work anymore

 

product_info.php/products_id/330

 

 

 

However, if it is set up with a query string it does work

 

product_info.php?products_id=330

 

 

 

I have never really understood how the system resolves Get variables into a directory path.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers!

[brianstorm]

why don't you ask your host? that may be down to mod_rewrite or something like that (i'm just guessing at that but explain your problem to your host and see if they can fix it for you)

[wetzel]

why don't you ask your host? that may be down to mod_rewrite or something like that (i'm just guessing at that but explain your problem to your host and see if they can fix it for you)

 

 

Thanks. I am trying them, but my experience with hosting companies has always been that they don't want to get into scripts too much. We'll see what they say.

 

I think I am getting closer. I think the problem comes down to this section of code in applications_top.php not working right:

 

// set the HTTP GET parameters manually if search_engine_friendly_urls is enabled

if (SEARCH_ENGINE_FRIENDLY_URLS == 'true') {

if (strlen(getenv('PATH_INFO')) > 1) {

$GET_array = array();

$PHP_SELF = str_replace(getenv('PATH_INFO'), '', $PHP_SELF);

$vars = explode('/', substr(getenv('PATH_INFO'), 1));

for ($i=0, $n=sizeof($vars); $i<$n; $i++) {

if (strpos($vars[$i], '[]')) {

$GET_array[substr($vars[$i], 0, -2)][] = $vars[$i+1];

} else {

$HTTP_GET_VARS[$vars[$i]] = $vars[$i+1];

}

$i++;

}

 

if (sizeof($GET_array) > 0) {

while (list($key, $value) = each($GET_array)) {

$HTTP_GET_VARS[$key] = $value;

}

}

}

}

 

This breaks this kind of path apart into substrings and assigns them as get variables.

[wetzel]

Found the problem.

 

I needed to substitute $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] for $PHP_SELF.