This is a silly, newbie question I know, but I just cannot figure it out/remember it!

I need to know the name of the perl module that controls the option to shorten/abbreviate URLs on message boards. Like this forum has set up.
http://forum.rackshack.net/newthread.php?s...read&forumid=45
instead of
http//forum.rackshack.net/newthread.php?s=&action=newthread&forumid=45

I can't remember what it is called so I can acctivate it!

Much thanks.

OK, I THINK the word I am looking for is "truncated" but a Goggle search didn't help me.

Can anyone take pity on my poor soul and throw me a bone?

It depends on the forum you use. RS uses vBulletin -- which isn't even Perl, it's PHP.

I use phpBB. I searched their forums too. No luck.

Aren't truncated URL's possible because of an added module to your server? Apache module?

I'm confused.

In vB 2.3.0, it's this function in the admin/functions.php file that does it:

[php]
// ###################### Start checkurl #######################

[chunk of code removed for copyright reasons]

$hyperlink = iif(trim($hyperlink)=="" or $hyperlink==$url, iif(strlen($url)>55,substr($url,0,35)."...".substr($url,-15),$url) ,$hyperlink);

[more code removed]

}
[/php]

It's PHP, and it's forum specific. No server-wide module needed.

There is no apache module... If it is done by a module, it would have to be a plugin for your particular forum package.

"I see!" said the blind man! No wonder I was having trouble finding this module.

Thanks for your help guys! Much appreciated.