PHP and sub-path parameters ?

From: 127.0.0.1 (newsgroup_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 11/28/03 

Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 12:21:48 GMT

When I used to write ISAPI DLLs, I could create a web app XYZ.DLL and
call it like this:

http://www.xyz.com/cgi-bin/xyz.dll/option1/suboption2?x=4
(real example http://www.craznar.com/cgi-bin/cz.dll/freestuff )

Is there any way to achieve this with PHP ?

e.g.

http://www.xyz.com/cgi-bin/xyz.php/option1/suboption2?x=4

Such that I would have something like:

$_GET['path'] = '/option1/suboption2'
$_GET['x'] = 4;

Can I do this:
http://www.xyz.com/cgi-bin/xyz.php?option1/suboption2&x=4

or do I explicitly have to

http://www.xyz.com/cgi-bin/xyz.php?path=option1/suboption2&x=4 

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