- Implemented configurable public URL rewriting.

What changed:
Added pretty URL helpers/default setting in 
[includes/db.php](/Users/tyemeclifford/Documents/GH/mediaplayer/includes/db.php).
Added root rewrite rules in 
[.htaccess](/Users/tyemeclifford/Documents/GH/mediaplayer/.htaccess):/v/<slug>
/all
/search/<query>

Added Admin → Settings “Public URL Style” toggle in 
[admin/settings.php](/Users/tyemeclifford/Documents/GH/mediaplayer/admin/settings.php), 
defaulting to pretty URLs.
Updated public/player/catalogue/embed/admin preview links to use the 
configured URL style.
Added redirects from legacy ?v= and ?q= URLs to pretty routes when 
rewriting is enabled.
Documented deployment and fallback behavior in 
[README.md](/Users/tyemeclifford/Documents/GH/mediaplayer/README.md).

index.php

@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@ require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/db.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/layout.php';
 
 // Determine which video to play
-$slug   = $_GET['v'] ?? '';
+$slug = public_video_slug_from_request();
+if (url_rewrite_enabled() && $slug !== '' && isset($_GET['v']) && ((public_route_segments()[0] ?? '') !== 'v')) {
+    $target = public_video_url($slug);
+    $redirect_page = max(1, (int)($_GET['page'] ?? 1));
+    if ($redirect_page > 1) $target = media_append_query($target, ['page' => (string)$redirect_page]);
+    header('Location: ' . $target, true, 302);
+    exit;
+}
 $video  = $slug ? get_video_by_slug($slug) : null;
 
 // Latest video as default if none specified
@@ -30,12 +37,6 @@ foreach ($player_sources as $player_source) {
     if (($player_source['kind'] ?? '') !== 'iframe') $native_player_sources[] = $player_source;
 }
 
-// Build absolute base URL used for embed snippet generation
-$_scheme   = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] !== 'off') ? 'https' : 'http';
-$_host     = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ?? 'localhost';
-$_script   = rtrim(dirname($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] ?? '/'), '/');
-$_base_url = $_scheme . '://' . $_host . $_script . '/';
-
 render_head('Media — TyClifford.com', '
   /* ── Catalogue grid ── */
   .cat-section { display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:1rem; }
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ render_head('Media — TyClifford.com', '
   </div>
 
   <?php if ($video):
-    $embed_url   = $_base_url . 'embed.php?v=' . urlencode($video['slug']);
+    $embed_url   = public_absolute_url('embed.php?v=' . rawurlencode($video['slug']));
     $iframe_code = '<iframe src="' . $embed_url . '" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen allow="fullscreen"></iframe>';
   ?>
   <div class="embed-panel" id="embed-panel" role="region" aria-label="Embed code">
@@ -314,14 +315,14 @@ render_head('Media — TyClifford.com', '
 <section class="cat-section">
   <div class="cat-header">
     <p class="eyebrow eyebrow-purple">Video Catalogue</p>
-    <form class="cat-search" method="get" action="catalogue.php" role="search">
+    <form class="cat-search" method="get" action="<?= h(public_catalogue_url()) ?>" role="search">
       <input class="form-input" type="search" name="q" placeholder="Search public videos…">
       <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" type="submit">
         <svg width="13" height="13" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="8"/><line x1="21" y1="21" x2="16.65" y2="16.65"/></svg>
         Search
       </button>
     </form>
-    <a href="catalogue.php" class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm">Browse all →</a>
+    <a href="<?= h(public_catalogue_url()) ?>" class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm">Browse all →</a>
   </div>
 
   <?php if (empty($paged['videos'])): ?>
@@ -340,9 +341,9 @@ render_head('Media — TyClifford.com', '
         $vthumb  = $v['thumbnail'];
         $vdur    = (int)$v['duration'];
         $created = substr($v['created_at'], 0, 10);
-      ?>
+        ?>
         <a class="cat-thumb <?= $active ? 'active' : '' ?>"
-           href="?v=<?= urlencode($vslug) ?>"
+           href="<?= h(public_video_url($vslug)) ?>"
            title="<?= h($vtitle) ?>">
           <div class="cat-active-indicator"></div>
           <div class="cat-thumb-img">
@@ -373,8 +374,7 @@ render_head('Media — TyClifford.com', '
           · page <?= $paged['page'] ?> of <?= $paged['total_pages'] ?>
         </span>
         <?php
-          $url_v = $video ? '&v=' . urlencode($video['slug']) : '';
-          render_pagination($paged['page'], $paged['total_pages'], '?page=%d' . $url_v);
+          render_pagination($paged['page'], $paged['total_pages'], public_player_page_url_pattern($video['slug'] ?? ''));
         ?>
       </div>
     <?php endif; ?>