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

Your rewrite rule isn't correct, it's the wrong way round. Try this instead:

RewriteRule ^(.*).php$ /$1 [L,R=301]