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anchor links and mod_rewrites

Thread began 1/05/2015 5:33 am by Jamie | Last modified 1/07/2015 7:51 am by Jason Byrnes | 1806 views | 9 replies |

1/05/2015 5:33 am | #1 Jamie

anchor links and mod_rewrites

Hey Jason

How would I add a 'back to the top' type anchor link on a mod rewritten page?

Cheers

Jamie

1/05/2015 10:16 am | #2 Jason ByrnesWebAssist

I Don't follow, please provide more details.

1/05/2015 1:07 pm | #3 Jamie

ok, if i wanted to add a back to top (<a href="#top"></a>) with the anchor <a name="top"></a> at the top of this page http://bit.ly/17dXBtE when you click on the link it takes you to the homepage. I was assuming that because i have set the baseref to allow for mod_rewrite that that was what might be causing this

1/05/2015 1:54 pm | #4 Jason ByrnesWebAssist

your link needs to contain the page name as well as the anchor:

<a href="/category/brushes#top">

1/05/2015 1:59 pm | #5 Jamie

thats the problem. its a dynamic page thats being rewritten

1/05/2015 2:07 pm | #6 Jason ByrnesWebAssist

the use PHP_SELF:

<a href="<?php echo($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']); ?>#top">

1/06/2015 1:13 am | #7 Jamie

thanks Jason... that seems to use the actual filename rather than the rewritten url..have attached image of the resulting url when the anchor link is clicked.

1/06/2015 8:59 am | #8 Jason ByrnesWebAssist

how are you writing the category at the top of the pages:
Section: Brushes

use that variable in the link:
<a href="/category/<variable that writes Brushes>#top">

1/07/2015 12:21 am | #9 Jamie

got it...thanks for helping me along the way!!! :)

1/07/2015 7:51 am | #10 Jason ByrnesWebAssist

you're welcome.

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