Remove .php extension with .htaccess

Question

Yes, I\'ve read the Apache manual and searched here. For some reason I simply cannot get this to work. The closest I\'ve come is having it remove the extension, but it point

Answer 1

Here is the code that I used to hide the .php extension from the filename:

## hide .php extension
# To redirect /dir/foo.php to /dir/foo
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,}\s([^.]+)\.php [NC]
RewriteRule ^ %1 [R=301,L,NC]

Note: R=301 is for permanent redirect and is recommended to use for SEO purpose. However if one wants just a temporary redirect replace it with just R