Removing-file-extensions-using-htaccess

To remove .php, .html, .htm extensions using .htaccess

• An .htaccess file is a simple ASCII file that you create with a text editor like Notepad or TextMate. It provides a way to make configuration changes on a per-directory basis.

With an .htaccess file you can:

• Redirect the user to different page
• Password protect a specific directory
• Block users by IP
• Preventing hot linking of your images
• Rewrite URIs
• Specify your own Error Documents

Removing .php Extension from URL

• RewriteEngine on

• RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /([^.]+).php [NC]

• RewriteRule ^ /%1 [NC,L,R]

• RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f

• RewriteRule ^ %{REQUEST_URI}.php [NC,L]

Removing .html Extension from URL

• RewriteEngine on

• RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /([^.]+).html [NC]

• RewriteRule ^ /%1 [NC,L,R]

• RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.html -f

• RewriteRule ^ %{REQUEST_URI}.html [NC,L]

• If you’re worried that search engines might index these pages as duplicate content, add a canonical meta tag in your HTML head: