php - Getting User information from url -

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• how give each registered user own url using php? 2 answers

im building system detect users, pages in site url below:

www.site.com/user    or www.site.com/page 

i want know : possible without creating directory name 'user' or 'page' detect user or page.

page , user unique name in site. 

for example : facebook uses method assign unique address pages image below:

what solution problem.

if question not clear comment clarifying.

if you're using framework of kind, should able handle whatever routing mechanism framework provides. answer depends on tools you're using. take @ codeigniter , zend framework example.