Simple URL Rewriting with ASP.NET
By: Joel Martinez on Wednesday, February 15, 2006
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You've seen them before, the URLs with a querystring (the stuff after the ?) a mile long. There's no way the user will ever hope to remember that URL without bookmarking it. And what's worse, search engines don't seem to like following those links if they're too long. Ever since people started making dynamic websites, they have been in love with the querystring. But it's time to break free, take a stand, and start making our URLs simple, and easy to remember.
This article shows you how to create an ASP.NET HTTP Handler that will automatically redirect traffic from a nice URL, to one with querystring parameters behind the scenes without letting the user know what's going on. This allows you to use the same tried and true techniques for creating web applications that you've gotten used to, while at the same time giving your users the kind of URL Experience they deserve (did I just say URL Experience?).
Code is presented in C# and runs under ASP.NET 2.0
The ASP.NET URL Rewriter Series:
Simple URL Rewriting with ASP.NET
Extending the ASP.NET URL Rewriter
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