Removing .php file extension with .htaccess file

Question

I want www.example.com/about.php to just be www.example.com/about

I created an .htaccess file and placed it in the root of my server. I am using linux shared hosting

Answer 1

So after a long bout with google I finally figured this one out. This works with Godaddy shared hosting. It removes php file extensions so http://yoursite.com/about.php becomes http://yoursite.com/about

Options -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f    #If requested is not a filename...
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d    #And not a directory
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php [L]          # perform this redirect

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