Friendly URLs with .htaccess and <A NAME> links?

[wetlegs6]

Hi guys.

I've got a site I've been building for a few months for a client, it's a pretty big thing and is really nearly done.

I've used mod_rewrite in the .htaccess file to remap the URLs to be user friendly (Eg, index.php?act=music&aid=35 becomes /bands/AllTimeLow/)

Problem is, I've also used <A NAME> links in some sections to jump the page to a specified section.

The question, how do I use name links with frienfly urls? As the link appends #NAME to the url, it messes up and tried to load /#NAME.

I cant find anything with Google so I'm hoping someone can give me an answer or alternative Cheers!

[PeejAvery]

What does your .htaccess code look like? Are you allowing for extra characters in it? Or are you just truncating the string to load the exact URL variables?

[wetlegs6]

It's all a bit messy but:

RewriteEngine On

# Exclude rules
RewriteRule ^.+(/images/.+)$ /indie$1 [L]
#RewriteRule ^.+(/include/.+)$ /indie$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^.+(/user_content/.+)$ /indie/$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^.+(layout.css)$ /indie/layout.css [L]

# Make the trailing slash optional on friendly URLs
RewriteRule ^music$ music/ [L]
RewriteRule ^bands?$ index.php?act=music&list [L]
RewriteRule ^bandregister?$ index.php?act=musicregister [L]
RewriteRule ^user?$ index.php?act=user [L]
RewriteRule ^photos?$ index.php?act=photos [L]
RewriteRule ^messagecenter?$ index.php?act=message [L]
RewriteRule ^messagecenter/sent?$ index.php?act=message&func=sent [L]

# Friendly URLs
RewriteRule ^music/$ index.php?act=music&home [L]
RewriteRule ^bands/(.*)$ index.php?act=music&bname=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^user/(.*)$ index.php?act=user&name=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^postusercomment/$ index.php?act=user&func=postcomment [L]
RewriteRule ^reportuser/(.*)$ index.php?act=user&func=report&uid=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^userphotos/(.*)$ index.php?act=user&func=photos&uid=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^messagecenter/sent/(.*)$ index.php?act=message&func=read&id=$1&sent [L]
RewriteRule ^messagecenter/(.*)$ index.php?act=message&func=read&id=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^profileedit$ index.php?act=user&func=edit [L]
RewriteRule ^message/(.*)$ index.php?act=user&func=msg&uid=$1 [L]

RewriteRule ^photos/(.*)$ index.php?act=photos&page=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^viewphoto/(.*)$ index.php?act=photos&pid=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^usersearch/(.*)$ index.php?act=user&func=search [L]
RewriteRule ^verify/(.*)$ index.php?userregpage=verify&code=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^news/(.*)$ index.php?id=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^morenews/(.*)$ index.php?act=olderposts&start=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^download/(.*)$ include/weekly-song-download.php?title=$1 [L]

This is my first time using mod_rewrite, and in fact any htaccess stuff. Most of my previous projects haven't needed to be user friendly haha.