Managing a site structure, or any other structure, in a database often gets overlooked. It’s pretty simple and a common standard to use what’s called the Adjacency List Model without sitting down and thinking about other possible solutions. In this post I’ll talk about a different method of storing hierarchical data in a relational database.
Rewriting URL’s with mod_rewrite
Rewriting URL’s from difficult-to-read addresses to simple, clean addresses can make your website much more user-friendly and SEO-friendly, but it can be difficult to accomplish without the proper tools. Enter mod_rewrite! Mod_rewrite is a part of the Apache web server that acts as a proxy before content from the web server is returned to your browser…