.htaccess
index.php
topics.php
create.php
register.php
templates/
    frontpage.php
    topics.php
    create.php
    register.php
    includes/
        header.php
        footer.php

RewriteEngine On    # Turn on the rewriting engine

# Manually rewriting rules for pages to preserve user profile pages - need to fix later
RewriteRule  ^about$         about.php         [NC,L]   # take out .php extention
RewriteRule  ^register$      register.php      [NC,L]   # take out .php extention
RewriteRule  ^create$        create.php    [NC,L]   # take out .php extention

# Rewrite topic page
RewriteRule  ^topics/category/([A-Za-z0-9-]+)/?$    topics.php?category=$1    [NC,L]

# Rewrite user profile pages to MyMentor.Codes/username
RewriteRule  ^([A-Za-z0-9-]+)/?$    user.php?username=$1    [NC,L]

<a href="about"></a>
<a href="register"></a>
<a href="create"></a>
<a href="find-mentor"></a>

<a href="topics/category/<?php echo $category->name; ?>"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a>