Question... user virtual directories?

[Elite Skills]

I've seen it in tripod, angelfire, livejournal, etc(before they started using subdomains). I only get 5 subdomains for my site total. Right now I have users accessing their page through a query string (ex http://eliteskills.com/u.php?u=1 ) I wanted to know how the sites used to have the user pages through domain.com/~usernamehere/ . What does the '~' mean in that and can this be done with just php and mysql? I'm not sure how to search for more information on this.

[cyanide]

Hi elite skills,

One way that the '~' is used is when you have your own dedicated Ip address, like a reseller account.

A reseller sets up a new account, using the same nameservers and IPs. The domain.com/~usernamehere/ is useful to check the site's pages before applying the nameservers to the domain name.

eg) One of our clients http://www.fxstudios.ca/~giftofth/
but it's also live here www.giftofthyme.ca

Hope that makes sense

[Elite Skills]

I see now. Thanks for the info ;). I guess you have to have your own server or reseller account then. I was hoping it was some kind of query string type action that grabbed the user info. Thanks for the reply, that's a nice looking page. Could use some shapening on the corner image thoug.. Congrats on the logo contest. Has that cool Xbox feel to it.

[cyanide]

No problem

I see now. Thanks for the info ;). I guess you have to have your own server or reseller account then. I was hoping it was some kind of query string type action that grabbed the user info. Thanks for the reply, that's a nice looking page. Could use some shapening on the corner image thoug..
Yes, well it's the only way that I know of, where you use the '~'.
Shapening around the corner image? not sure what you mean?


Congrats on the logo contest. Has that cool Xbox feel to it.
Thanks alot !!

[Elite Skills]

Ment to click edit but clicked quote. Typo'ed the first one pretty bad. I just mean sharpening the corner image(right) in the clients site. It's really blurry and that hurts the style of the site.