Hide file extension (.php) in .htaccess file

Question

I know there are many topics. I tried them many times, but it doesn\'t work.

What do I want?

Instead of example.com/en/file.php, users see only

Answer 1

Perhaps something like this. Modify as you see fit for more specific pattern matching.

RewriteRule ^(?:(.*)/)?(.*)$ $2.php?lang=$1

Rewrites:

/en/fun => /fun.php?lang=en

/ru/fun => /fun.php?lang=ru

/fun => /fun.php?lang=