How to make SEF URL for PHP/MySQL web site

[kolio_kolev]

Hi mozzers!

I'm fairly new to SEO topic, but I'm learning fast because all of you, so please take my warm thanks first!

The problem: I have a web site based on PHP/MySQL that has no SEF addresses, it's made by unknown CMS, so I cannot use any extensions or modules, I have to write my own SEF extension.

The question: Would you suggest me, please an article or idea, what I need to make my URLs search engine friendly? What's best to use: .htaccess or something else?

This is the aforementioned web site: www.nortrak.bg

Thanks a lot,

Kolio

[alfredopalconit]

go look for ways to use mod_rewrite on .htaccess on your site.

usually, you can change your url from www.example.com/category/index.php?page=bottles to www.example.com/category/index/page/bottles/ or something better like www.example.com/bottles.htm as long as you try and try to experiment.

[saibose]

I would suggest that depending on the number of pages, you can either do a htaccess based redirection or an apache mod redirect.

Here is an article which could help you.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_rewrite.html

[kolio_kolev]

Thank you Saibose!

What to do with old URLs that are already in SERP should I make redirection rules separately? I've found two more articles, that clarifies the SEF-topic:

Explanation of the problem and a tool for generating .htaccess rules

Two solutions - PHP/MySQL based and .htaccess based

[rankmenow]

Hello Everyone,

I'm new here and just getting back into SEO (a little bit) after not doing anything 'myself' for a couple of years.  My question is along the same subject.  Currently my individual URLs show as: https://www.example.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=107 (dynamic responsive site).

I can switch it to a static site, so the individual product pages read as:https://www.example.com/catalog/category name/product name-107.html

It's still a long URL, but it would be keyword rich.  Some of my current dynamic pages are indexed,and due to an upgrade I had to do several months back, I already have some redirects (301) from my php extensions to the one listed above.  This is my long explanation to my following questions:

1. Does having a dynamic or static site matter when ranking in search engines

2. I already have some redirects coming my older site to this dynamic site, so I would have to make more directs from the dynamic site to my static site - is this okay to do?

I'm really at a loss, a couple of years ago, I ranked 1-3 (on Page 1) on Google for all my keywords, (all White Hat work), and now I'm into great abyss of no mans land of the internet (ranked on Page 3+)

Thank you for any and all help from everyone!

~Sandra