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If you use a scripting language to create your website, it is a good idea to consider your directory structure and create a search engine friendly site. This example works with linux/apache servers.

All you need to do is create an .htaccess file and place it in the root of your webserver.

The contents of this file would look something like this:
[code:1:6bb4f63269]RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule (.*)([0-9])*\.php$ dynamicfile.php?variable=$1 [PT]
[/code:1:6bb4f63269]

this code would change this string:
www. site.com/dynamicfile.php?variable=var1

to this
www. site.com/var1.php


This link gives a general understanding of the mod_rewrite module for the Apache Server to be able to make some strides on doing it on your own. [url]http://www.heise.de/ix/artikel/E/1996/12/149/[/url]

.htaccess Tutorials and working with subdomains. This link helps convert that friendly URL back to the proper querystring your database can decipher.
[url]http://help.powweb.com/tutorials/htaccess/subdomain.php[/url]

With a little use of mod_rewrite you will have search engine friendly URL's AND URL's that are easy to remember and send to people.

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For windows users: if you use ASP script + use this ISAPI_rewrite tool
http://www.isapirewrite.com/