Different folder and web structure

Question

Is it possible to keep a different folder structure than the web structure that users see when browsing the website?

I.e. I want all my main pages to be accessed the following way: www.example.com/main-page-1/

Do I need to necessarily have each page in a separate folder, or can I keep all them in the same folder and define the structure somewhere else?

Answer 1

Yes, you can do this with URL Rewriting.

The following tutorial explains what URL rewriting is, how to get started with Apache and IIS web servers, as well as a number of useful examples.

• URL Rewriting for Beginners

Answer 2

More dynamically, you can use a single PHP file displaying the content of your static files. You can re-write the urls to whatever you like. By this method, you can avoid general codes (e.g. header, footer, etc) to be repeated in every single file.