Remove/Redirect index.php from url to prevent duplicate urls

Question

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We all know, that using in .htaccess:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FIL         


        

Answer 1

Insert these rules just below RewriteEngine On line:

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /index\.php [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*?)index\.php[^/] /$1? [L,R=302,NC,NE]

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} /index\.php [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*?)index\.php(?:/(.*))?$ /$1$2? [L,R=302,NC,NE]