[tutorial][php] get where you want, faster and easier!

[hans henrik]

This tutorial will teach you how to make "pma"=="http://127.0.0.1/phpmyadmin",
"lol=="127.0.0.1",admin=="127.0.0.1/admin_panel",
etc. it works on ALL major browsers (IE6+,FF*,Opera*,Safari*,Chrome*, even your tibia ip changer can benefit!)

(note to Mac/Linux/BSD: this tutorial is written with the assumption that the user is running Microsoft Windows*
but all 4 mentioned OS's have a similar hosts file,
and the method described here is possible on mac/linux/bsd/etc as well.)

1: find the hosts file
you need to find and edit the "hosts" file on your computer.
you can read on how to find it here:
Hosts (file) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
usually, on XP/7, it is

32-bit:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
64-bit:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers\etc\hosts

alternatively, you can press Windows+R (windows referring to the "Win"/"Windows Button")
and in the box that pops up, write this exact string

cmd /c cd "%SystemRoot%" && dir hosts /s /b && pause

and a black window will appear and after a few seconds, show you where the hosts file is.

2: Edit the hosts file
Open the hosts file in notepad
Note that this requires "Administrator"/"Run as administrator"
add at the bottom of that file

127.0.0.1 lol
127.0.0.1 phpmyadmin
127.0.0.1 pma
127.0.0.1 sql
127.0.0.1 admin

(feel free to add/remove whatever you may or may not need from the list!,
I leave it up to you to understand the syntax of the hosts file )
Save and exit..
now you need to restart all your browsers.

3: Edit index.php
Now open your index.php
and at THE FIRST LINE
add this

<?php
function redir($n,$d='http://127.0.0.1/'){$s=$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'];$x="Location: ";if(is_array($n))foreach($n as $n=>$d)if($n==$s)die(header($x.$d));if($n==$s)die(header($x.$d));}

redir(array(
'phpmyadmin'=>'http://127.0.0.1/phpmyadmin',
'pma'=>'http://127.0.0.1/phpmyadmin',
'sql'=>'http://127.0.0.1/SQLTEST',
'admin'=>'http://127.0.0.1/admin_panel.php',
'example'=>'http://example2.com/'
));
//can be used without array also.
//redir('srv','http://www.example.com');
//redir('gmail','http://www.gmail.com');
?>

(again feel free to add/remove whatever you may or may not need from the list)

save and exit.. now you are pretty much done!

try enter "pma" in your browser
(Google Chrome Note: Chrome will enter google search for "pma"/X,
and ask you once "did you mean http//pma/ ?" but it learns this after the first time!)
also note: "lol" even works in your ip-changer! etc

feedback is very welcome!

Questions/Answers:

Why?
I have written "localhost" and "127.0.0.1/phpmyadmin" and "127.0.0.1/SQLTEST" etc like a million times in my life...
(figure of speech, I have no idea how many times! just know its many...)
I just want an easier/faster way to do it, call me lazy if u wish


is there a developer-friendly version of redir the function?
yep. (nfo:i made both functions, now public domain )

<?php
function redirect($name,$destination='http://127.0.0.1/'){
$server_name=$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'];
if(is_array($name))
{
foreach($name as $name=>$destination)
{
if($name==$server_name)die(header("Location: $destination"));
}
}
if($name==$server_name)die(header("Location: $destination"));
}
?>

how did I come to think of this?
I was checking XAMPP's default webpage code, and...

<?php
	if (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && ('on' == $_SERVER['HTTPS'])) {
		$uri = 'https://';
	} else {
		$uri = 'http://';
	}
	$uri .= $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
	header('Location: '.$uri.'/xampp/');
	exit;
?>
Something is wrong with the XAMPP installation :-(

made me think of doing this.

 

[Cykotitan]

they call it bookmarks

nice!

 

[hans henrik]

they call it bookmarks

nice!

xD true
(i have yet to bookmark anything on localhost myself though)