Dear Dcz, I've tried to write a .htaccess for this articles.php because the default is not working

part of articles.php:

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   include "init.php";
   
   // fetching setting info..
   $idx_res = query("SELECT * from {$prefix}settings");
   if(mysql_num_rows($idx_res)==0)
      echo "no data";
   else
      $idx_row = fetch($idx_res);

   // increase number of views
   $art_id = intval("".($settings['set_seo_onoff'] == 'on' ? $art_id : $_GET['art_id'])."");


   if( $art_id <=0 )//!is_numeric($_GET['art_id']))
      die("<br><br><center><b>Please use a proper method to browse article(s) - The method you are using is not allowed...</b></center>");

   mysql_query("UPDATE {$prefix}articles SET art_views=art_views+1 WHERE art_id='$art_id'")
      or report("$art_id : ".mysql_error());


   /*
   ---------------------------
    get articles details here
   ---------------------------
   */
   
   $art_res=query("SELECT * FROM {$prefix}articles WHERE art_id='$art_id' and art_status='A'") or report();



   $rating = getRating($art_id);
   
   if(mysql_num_rows($art_res)==0) {

         $redirect_msg = redirect_message("<b>Article not active / approved</b>","
         
         This may be becuase of one of the following reasons<br><br>
         <b>• Article may not be approved or still in pending list.<br>
         • Article may be deleted by one of the admin.<br>
         • Article being investigated by admin and temporarily unavailable.</b>
         
         <br><br>Please use the following links to proceed and perform certain actions.
         
         ","<b>Quick options :</b> <a href='$root_path/manage_articles.php'>Manage your articles</a> . <a href='$root_path/myprofile.php'>Edit your profile</a> . <a href='$root_path/archives.php'>View archives</a>","$root_path/index.php",1);
         echo $redirect_msg;
         cdie();
   }
   
   else {
      $art_row=fetch($art_res);
      
      $art_url = $settings['set_seo_onoff'] =='on'
         ? "$root_path/article/".plaintext($art_row['art_title'])."-$art_row[art_id]-1.html"
         : "$root_path/articles.php?art_id=$art_row[art_id]&start=1";
      
      if($art_row['art_rss'] !='Y') {
         $tres = query("SELECT * FROM {$prefix}authors WHERE aut_id=$art_row[art_user_id]")
                  or report("gaas:");
         $temparr = fetch($tres);
         
         $art_row = array_merge($art_row,$temparr);
         
      }
   }

   // article view - most recent articles in the category on/off

   if($settings['set_mrecent_articles_onoff'] == 'on')
      $most_recent_articles_row = most_recent_articles_in_category($art_row["art_cat_id"],$settings['set_mrecent_articles_num']);
   else
      $most_recent_articles_row = "";
      
   if($settings['set_mviewed_articles_onoff'] == 'on')
      $most_viewed_articles_row = most_viewed_articles_in_category($art_row["art_cat_id"],$settings['set_mviewed_articles_num']);
   else
      $most_viewed_articles_row = "";
   
   if($art_row["art_type"] == "L")
      redirect("$art_row[art_url_link]");
            
   if($art_row['art_bbcode'] =='Y')
      $art_row['art_full_desc'] = bbcode($art_row['art_full_desc']);
      
   $art_row['art_full_desc'] = glossary_replace($art_row['art_full_desc']);      
   
   $art_date = date($date_format,$art_row["art_date"]);
   
   if($art_row['art_rss'] !='Y')
      $art_row["aut_bio"] = bbcode(_html($art_row["aut_bio"] ));

    /*
    ------------------------
     fetching category name
    ------------------------
    */
   
   $cat_res=query("select * from {$prefix}category WHERE cat_id=$art_row[art_cat_id]") or report();
   
   if(mysql_num_rows($cat_res)==0) die("cannot find category..");
   else {
      $cat_row=fetch($cat_res);
      $cat_url = $settings['set_seo_onoff'] =='on'
         ? "$root_path/category/".plaintext($cat_row['cat_name'])."-$cat_row[cat_id]-1.html"
         : "$root_path/category.php?cat_id=$cat_row[cat_id]";
      
   }
   
   $catname = changestr($cat_row['cat_name']);
      
    /*
    ------------------------------------------------
     set index page title and meta description tag
    ------------------------------------------------
    */

   $title = "$art_row[art_title]";
   $desc = _html($art_row["art_short_desc"]);
   
   $parr = explode($art_row['art_html']=='Y' ? "[pagebreak]" : "[pagebreak]","$art_row[art_full_desc]");
   
   if($settings['set_seo_onoff']=='off') {
      $start=1;
      if(isset($_GET['start']))
         $start=$_GET['start'];
   }
   $start--;
   
   $pages  = count($parr);

   $pgs= "";
   if($pages > 1) {
      $pgs= "Pages : ";
      for($i=1; $i<=$pages; $i++) {
         $pg = $i;
         if($start == $i-1)
            $pgs .= " [ <b>$pg</b> ]";
         else
            $pgs .= $settings['set_seo_onoff']=='on'
                     ? " <a href='$root_path/article/".plaintext($art_row['art_title'])."-$art_row[art_id]-$i.html'>$pg</a>"
                     : " <a href='$root_path/articles.php?art_id=$art_row[art_id]&start=$i'>$pg</a>";
      }
   }
   $sscript = "
   <script>
      function showhide(id){
         if (document.getElementById){
            obj = document.getElementById(id);
            if (obj.style.display == 'none'){
               obj.style.display = '';
               return '$images_path/post_comments.gif';
            } else {
               obj.style.display = 'none';
               return '$images_path/post_comments.gif';
            }
         }
      }
   </script>";
   
   $art_row['art_full_desc'] = $parr[$start];
   
   include "header.php";

   check_site_onoff();

Original url: (article name: Default Article)
-http://localhost/farticle/articles.php?art_id=1&start=1

Url when SEO setting is on:
-http://localhost/farticle/article/default-article-1-1.html

My .htaccess:

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RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /farticle/
RewriteRule ^article/(.*)-([0-9]+)-([0-9]+).html$ articles.php?art_id=$1&start=$2 [L]

Still not working, I didn't know how to put the article name on .htaccess.
Please help..

If all articles are going to be in the farticle/ folder, there is no real need to add another article/ folder. This makes URLs longer for not nothing.

You could get rid of article/ in your php script's links, and use this .htaccess at the domain's root level :

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RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^farticle/(.*)-([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)\.html$ /farticle/articles.php?art_id=$1&start=$2 [L]

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