How do I remove index.php from the URL in Magento

Question

How can i remove index.php from the URL in Magento.

For example the home page URL is: www.mydomain.com/index.php

I want to show

Answer 1

Login to the Magneto Admin portal. Go to System >> Configuration. Selects the option Web from the General left tab. Use the option Yes for the field Use Web Server Rewrites under the tab Search engines Optimization

Also check the answer to the post https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12234767/my-magento-pages-wont-work-unless-index-php-is-in-url