How to get file.php/dir header

Question

I often see websites with URLs like domain.com/index.php/directory . How does it work? It looks like there is a directory in a file.

I want to do the same on my own website. Sample code is appreciated.

Answer 1

I think it has more to do with filesystems and less with PHP. A directory can be named index.php or any other thing with a dot.

Answer 2

You could just create a folder named 'index.php' to achieve the same result, but I think what you are referring to is sites using Model-View-Controller (mvc) framework type.

I am not very familiar with the concept, but basically the file called is index.php and the following "directories" are in fact parameters passed to the script.

Maybe this could help: How to do MVC form url formatting?