Rewrite a existing / running system to use htaccess and rewrite the file handling functions.

Rewrite a existing / running system to use htaccess and rewrite the file handling functions. Current situation: ------------------ when a artist register on our website, a directory under 'artist' will be created. e.g.: http://www.*********.com/artist/Artistname/ in this 'artistname' directory a few php-files will be copied from a artist-template folder to handle a user-detail-page AND the artist uploads of sound-files and pictures will be copied into subfolders of e.g.: http://www.*********.com/artist/Artistname/ This system is working! Wish situation: ---------------- The URL should be: http://www.*********.com/artist/ArtistID/ this should avoid the problems with special chars or spaces in artistnames the upload / editing / view of pictures and sound-files should work in this directory, too. we need a mod_rewrite to rewrite all requests from: http://www.*********.com/Artistname/ to http://www.*********.com/artist/ArtistID/ the visitors should only see http://www.*********.com/Artistname/ so the storage is under: http://www.*********.com/artist/ArtistID/ and the view is rewrited from: http://www.*********.com/Artistname/ ALL FILES ARE WORKING IN THE CURRENT SYSTEM, you have to modify it and you have to rewrite the handling for using artistID instead of Artistname PLUS you have to do the htaccess / mod_Rewrite thing. ---------- This is a fast task: please optimise the artist search, so it uses a ajax live search ---------- this should be only a php / htaccess work, it seems that you don't have to touch the database. requirements: don't mess up the site and do backups of your work PLUS a documentation of changes.