it goes to arstechnica.com/gadgets/...

but I don't know what the # does? does it use PHP to generate the comments bit then go to that part of the page with a jump anchor?

search hashbang if you want more info.

If you give me a bit of time to have a shower and have tea I'll post the code for my image viewer that uses them

that's not a hashbang though, I don't think

it's not a hash bang chris

#! is a hashbang

programming.top54u.com/p...

it's a bookmark, allows you to jump around using links in the same page (or other pages, and focus on the content you want to look at)

thought it was that cheers

the ?comments=1 makes php display the contents then the #comments-bar jumps to the comments bit

awesome, thanks

no worries

p.s. php cannot read hash contents

the only way you can do that is to load the hash contents in javascript then ajax post them to a php file

is that every really necessary?

yep, I use it all the time!

e.g. when I am using pagination but it ajax loads the next page

I use #page=2

then if somebody sends the URL to somebody else, it will load page 2

Ohh, I see

ahhh, I understand, so suppose you are using some AJAX, get the page to a certain state, you can use that to send that exact state to

someone else using the URL?

indeed!

awesome

many thanks

example: members.musicaltheatregr...

(you'll get a login prompt but:

php loads the sweeney todd gallery

then ajax loads the photo with id= 1678

ah, I see

well, that's handy

very handy