How to hide the .php extensions from the Url

[rickrocky33]

How to hide .php extension.

I have already applied a rule in .htaccess.

Now the information in url can display with our without php extension. But am looking for some code that i can hide the extension so users cannot see it.

Can someone can help me out.

EDIT
continued from How to change the page title and description when .header.php included
(Mittineague)

[tom_us]

Try this

# Run Php without filename extension
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php

# Return 404 if original request is .php
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} "^[^ ]* .*?\.php[? ].*$"
RewriteRule .* - [L,R=404]

[Mittineague]

Would the first set - the $1.php not be a Request ?

How does the second set recognize an “original” Request vs a rewritten one?

[Gandalf]

@rickrocky33

I have already applied a rule in .htaccess

What rule have you got?

If you have the right rule there should be nothing else to do.

[rickrocky33]

@tom_us

# Run Php without filename extension
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php

# Return 404 if original request is .php
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} "^[^ ]* .*?\.php[? ].*$"
RewriteRule .* - [L,R=404]

I tried with this cond
when i switch my cursor on a page it shows www.xyz.com/file.php was not found.
But when i remove my .php extension the page display.

But when a user clicks on some page it will show the same. How to redirect even if ,php comes an extension.
can you help.

[tom_us]

May be this:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^(.+).php$ /$1 [R,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*?)/?$ /$1.php [NC,END]
U need to set mutliviews if so add this to the top of the htaccess file.
Options +MultiViews

[maxlethal]

@rickrocky33 Try this:

RewriteEngine on 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php [NC,L]

This works fine for me.

If this doesn’t work, then clear your browser cache and data and try again or use incognito mode.

[rickrocky33]

Mr Tom,

your rule worked fine, thanks a lot. helping the beginers like me.

Started the day with great smile with your coding.

Thanks, Thanks, Thanks:slight_smile:

[tom_us]

Great! u r welcome

[rickrocky33]

Hi Tom,

yes worked fine, not encountered a problem.

My site has carte option. after redirecting the items am not able to add to carte.

when i add the products AND click go to cart button.

The page display in full white. can you help me with this.