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

EX: Your Site URL is: http://localhost/my_site/demo1/

Then add this to (or create) .htaccess (/my_site/demo1/.htaccess)

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /my_site/demo1/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /my_site/demo1/index.php [L]