Having trouble using .htaccess for hiding the .php extension

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I'm having trouble using .htaccess. This is the content of my .htaccess file

RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-d RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-f RewriteRule ^([^.]+)\.php$ $1 [L]

I opened up a text file, pasted these lines and saved it as .htaccess It was showing .htaccess before i right clicked the .htaccess file and changed it to "open with notepad". I guess that shouldn't make a difference but now its showing a blank name.

The main problem is when i open my localhost on the browser through wamp, the folder where I've kept the .htaccess file, isn't visible or if i access it shows this internal server error.Now, if i remove the .htaccess file from there, it shows up in the localhost directory and doesn't show an error when i try to open it.

Okay,i enabled mod_rewrite and it has started showing the folder containing htaccess but i can still see .php extension — Prateek
– Prateek, Commented Jan 28, 2012 at 12:56
@Prateek What do you want your end users to see? Normally, the idea is that your user enters example.com/somepage and that is translated invisibly to somepage.php. The links on your site should be changed not to include the .php extension, and your users won't see them. — Michael Berkowski
– Michael Berkowski, Commented Jan 28, 2012 at 13:02
Oh. My bad i thought if i type in something like index.php it'll be shown as index, but i guess it works the other way round. It worked. Thanks a lot Michael. — Prateek
– Prateek, Commented Jan 28, 2012 at 13:36

Michael Berkowski · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-28 12:24:06Z

If you're getting the 500 Internal Server Error, your .htaccess file is being read. From what I see, you may be missing spaces before the !:

 RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d #-----------------------------^^ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f #-----------------------------^^ RewriteRule ^([^.]+)\.php$ $1 [L]

But if you want your users not to see the .php extension, the RewriteRule is backwards. The first part should not contain the .php:

 RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f # The input URL has no PHP, but internally is served as .php RewriteRule ^([^.]+)$ $1.php [L]

Still wont show the folder where the htaccess file is placed and yes it shows the 500 internal server error. removed the space before the !. didnt work.

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