Mod_Rewrite and Accents

neominds · 08-12-2006

I was wondering if it si possible to program the mod_rewrite in a way that accents are converted to normal letters. The problem that I have is that I have some titles that use accents. This is no problem, but when the link is written it just writes a - in the url.

For example I have one link that is called: Herramientas Electrónicas

Here you can see that Electrónicas uses an ó with an accent. If I enter the pages which contains the details of that link it converts that ó to -

So it is like this:

herramientas-electr-nicas-l2046.html

Is it possible to convert that - to an o without an accent?? Actually I need to convert these accents:

á=>a, é=>e, í=>i, ó=>o, ú=>u, ñ=>n

Does anyone know how to program these modifications??

Thanks,

Richard

Sergey Ten · 08-12-2006

Hello Richard,

Please try make this:

*** Open your util.php ***
*** Find this function ***

PHP Code:


			
/**

* Converts string to url valid string

*

* @param arr $aParams text string

*

* @return str

*/

function convert_str($aParams)

{

    $aParams['string'] = strtolower($aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/i', '-', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/\-+/', '-', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = trim($aParams['string'], '-');



    return $aParams['string'];

}

*** Replace with ***

PHP Code:


			
/**

* Converts string to url valid string

*

* @param arr $aParams text string

*

* @return str

*/

function convert_str($aParams)

{

    $aParams['string'] = strtolower($aParams['string']);

    

    $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter a', 'a', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter e', 'e', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter i', 'i', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter o', 'o', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter u', 'u', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter n', 'n', $aParams['string']);

    

    $aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/i', '-', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/\-+/', '-', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = trim($aParams['string'], '-');



    return $aParams['string'];

}

*** Save change ***

You have to change on your specific letters.

And plase post the result.

neominds · 08-14-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sergey Ten

Hello Richard,

Please try make this:

*** Open your util.php ***
*** Find this function ***

PHP Code:


			
/**

* Converts string to url valid string

*

* @param arr $aParams text string

*

* @return str

*/

function convert_str($aParams)

{

    $aParams['string'] = strtolower($aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/i', '-', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/\-+/', '-', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = trim($aParams['string'], '-');



    return $aParams['string'];

}

*** Replace with ***

PHP Code:


			
/**

* Converts string to url valid string

*

* @param arr $aParams text string

*

* @return str

*/

function convert_str($aParams)

{

    $aParams['string'] = strtolower($aParams['string']);

    

    $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter a', 'a', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter e', 'e', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter i', 'i', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter o', 'o', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter u', 'u', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter n', 'n', $aParams['string']);

    

    $aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/i', '-', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/\-+/', '-', $aParams['string']);

    $aParams['string'] = trim($aParams['string'], '-');



    return $aParams['string'];

}

*** Save change ***

You have to change on your specific letters.

And plase post the result.

Thanks Sergey I got it working...

Cheers,

Richard Meijs

itramways · 11-23-2007

Hello,

I would do the same thing with version 2.2.
I tried, but it does not work.

Thank you for yours answers.

Regards

Jc

neominds · 06-22-2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by itramways

Hello,

I would do the same thing with version 2.2.
I tried, but it does not work.

Thank you for yours answers.

Regards

Jc

How can this be done with the 2.4.1 script?? I need lowercases and to convert á to a in the url and any other accent... The tried the solutions and changing it in the util.php but it didnt work out...

Vasily B. · 11-28-2007

Hi
In our 2.2 version this function is called

function convertStr($str)

So please try to make similar changes in this function. You can find it in includes/util.inc.php

itramways · 11-28-2007

Hello, thank you for your ansver,

In includes/util.php (there is no util.inc.php), I do this modification :

PHP Code:


			
    function convertStr($str)

    {

        $str['string'] = str_replace('é', 'e', $str['string']);

        $str['string'] = str_replace('è', 'e', $str['string']);

        $str['string'] = str_replace('ê', 'e', $str['string']);

        $str['string'] = str_replace('ë', 'e', $str['string']);

        $str['string'] = str_replace('à', 'a', $str['string']);

        $str['string'] = str_replace('ñ', 'n', $str['string']);

        $str['string'] = str_replace('ù', 'u', $str['string']);

        $str['string'] = str_replace('ú', 'u', $str['string']);

        $str['string'] = str_replace('û', 'u', $str['string']);

        $str['string'] = str_replace('ü', 'u', $str['string']);

        $str['string'] = str_replace('ë', 'e', $str['string']);

        $str['string'] = str_replace('à', 'a', $str['string']);        

        

        $str = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/i', '-', $str);

        $str = preg_replace('/\-+/', '-', $str);

        $str = trim($str, '-');

    

        return empty($str) ? "listing" : $str;

    }

It does not work

Regards
Jc

Vasily B. · 11-28-2007

Uff my answer was not complete

Please try to change your $str array to $str variable

$str['string'] should be simply $str instead

itramways · 11-28-2007

I try this code :

PHP Code:


			
function convertStr($str)

{

        $str = str_replace('é', 'e', $str);

        $str = str_replace('è', 'e', $str);

        $str = str_replace('ê', 'e', $str);

        $str = str_replace('ë', 'e', $str);

        $str = str_replace('à', 'a', $str);

        $str = str_replace('ñ', 'n', $str);

        $str = str_replace('ù', 'u', $str);

        $str = str_replace('ú', 'u', $str);

        $str = str_replace('û', 'u', $str);

        $str = str_replace('ü', 'u', $str);

        $str = str_replace('ë', 'e', $str);

        $str = str_replace('à', 'a', $str);

        $str = str_replace('ç', 'c', $str);



        $str = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/i', '-', $str);

    $str = preg_replace('/\-+/', '-', $str);

    $str = trim($str, '-');

    

    return empty($str) ? "listing" : $str;

}

It does not work.
Despite my research on Google, I did not find a solution

Regards
Jc

Dave Baker · 11-29-2007

Hello itramways,
***Open includes/classes/esynSmarty.php and find code***

Code:

	function convertStr($aParams)
	{
		$aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/i', '-', $aParams['string']);
		$aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/\-+/', '-', $aParams['string']);
		$aParams['string'] = trim($aParams['string'], '-');
	
		return empty($aParams['string']) ? "listing" : $aParams['string'];
	}

***Replace with***

Code:

	function convertStr($aParams)
	{
		esynLoadUTF8Util('utf8_to_ascii');
		$aParams['string'] = utf8_to_ascii($aParams['string']);
		
		$aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/i', '-', $aParams['string']);
		$aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/\-+/', '-', $aParams['string']);
		$aParams['string'] = trim($aParams['string'], '-');
	
		return empty($aParams['string']) ? "listing" : $aParams['string'];
	}

***Save file***

It should work

08-12-2006	#1
neominds Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mexico City Posts: 53	Mod_Rewrite and Accents I was wondering if it si possible to program the mod_rewrite in a way that accents are converted to normal letters. The problem that I have is that I have some titles that use accents. This is no problem, but when the link is written it just writes a - in the url. For example I have one link that is called: Herramientas Electrónicas Here you can see that Electrónicas uses an ó with an accent. If I enter the pages which contains the details of that link it converts that ó to - So it is like this: herramientas-electr-nicas-l2046.html Is it possible to convert that - to an o without an accent?? Actually I need to convert these accents: á=>a, é=>e, í=>i, ó=>o, ú=>u, ñ=>n Does anyone know how to program these modifications?? Thanks, Richard

08-12-2006	#2
Sergey Ten eSyndiCat Lead Developer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek Posts: 6,596	Hello Richard, Please try make this: * Open your util.php * * Find this function * PHP Code: `/** * Converts string to url valid string * * @param arr $aParams text string * * @return str / function convert_str($aParams) { $aParams['string'] = strtolower($aParams['string']); $aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/i', '-', $aParams['string']); $aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/\-+/', '-', $aParams['string']); $aParams['string'] = trim($aParams['string'], '-'); return $aParams['string']; }` Replace with * PHP Code: /** * Converts string to url valid string * * @param arr $aParams text string * * @return str / function convert_str($aParams) { $aParams['string'] = strtolower($aParams['string']); $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter a', 'a', $aParams['string']); $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter e', 'e', $aParams['string']); $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter i', 'i', $aParams['string']); $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter o', 'o', $aParams['string']); $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter u', 'u', $aParams['string']); $aParams['string'] = str_replace('your letter n', 'n', $aParams['string']); $aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/i', '-', $aParams['string']); $aParams['string'] = preg_replace('/\-+/', '-', $aParams['string']); $aParams['string'] = trim($aParams['string'], '-'); return $aParams['string']; } Save change * You have to change on your specific letters. And plase post the result.

11-23-2007	#4
itramways Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Posts: 40	Hello, I would do the same thing with version 2.2. I tried, but it does not work. Thank you for yours answers. Regards Jc __________________ http://www.itramways.net

11-28-2007	#6
Vasily B. Administrator Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,299	Hi In our 2.2 version this function is called function convertStr($str) So please try to make similar changes in this function. You can find it in includes/util.inc.php __________________ Subrion CMS - free open source php content management system Business Directory Script - powerful php business directory software, Yellow Pages Script - the most advanced yellow pages php software

11-28-2007	#7
itramways Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Posts: 40	Hello, thank you for your ansver, In includes/util.php (there is no util.inc.php), I do this modification : PHP Code: function convertStr($str) { $str['string'] = str_replace('é', 'e', $str['string']); $str['string'] = str_replace('è', 'e', $str['string']); $str['string'] = str_replace('ê', 'e', $str['string']); $str['string'] = str_replace('ë', 'e', $str['string']); $str['string'] = str_replace('à', 'a', $str['string']); $str['string'] = str_replace('ñ', 'n', $str['string']); $str['string'] = str_replace('ù', 'u', $str['string']); $str['string'] = str_replace('ú', 'u', $str['string']); $str['string'] = str_replace('û', 'u', $str['string']); $str['string'] = str_replace('ü', 'u', $str['string']); $str['string'] = str_replace('ë', 'e', $str['string']); $str['string'] = str_replace('à', 'a', $str['string']); $str = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/i', '-', $str); $str = preg_replace('/\-+/', '-', $str); $str = trim($str, '-'); return empty($str) ? "listing" : $str; } It does not work Regards Jc __________________ http://www.itramways.net

11-28-2007	#9
itramways Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Posts: 40	I try this code : PHP Code: function convertStr($str) { $str = str_replace('é', 'e', $str); $str = str_replace('è', 'e', $str); $str = str_replace('ê', 'e', $str); $str = str_replace('ë', 'e', $str); $str = str_replace('à', 'a', $str); $str = str_replace('ñ', 'n', $str); $str = str_replace('ù', 'u', $str); $str = str_replace('ú', 'u', $str); $str = str_replace('û', 'u', $str); $str = str_replace('ü', 'u', $str); $str = str_replace('ë', 'e', $str); $str = str_replace('à', 'a', $str); $str = str_replace('ç', 'c', $str); $str = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/i', '-', $str); $str = preg_replace('/\-+/', '-', $str); $str = trim($str, '-'); return empty($str) ? "listing" : $str; } It does not work. Despite my research on Google, I did not find a solution Regards Jc __________________ http://www.itramways.net

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