How do I go from example.html URL to /example URL?

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How do I go from URL that reads example.com/text.html to one that reads example.com/text?

Edit: Sorry I'm new. The website is coded in HTML and hosted by GoDaddy on a Windows server. I would like to edit this server-side if possible but if not then in individual webpages (with an html snippet)

What are u talking about.... Is this simple html or any other language.. please specify clearly. — akhil, Jul 04 '12 at 04:24
similar question:: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5730092/how-to-remove-html-from-url — Sudhir Bastakoti, Jul 04 '12 at 04:24
Welcome to SO! When you ask questions, please put in all the details. Where do you want to use it -- in HTML `` tag, or at the server side? — UltraInstinct, Jul 04 '12 at 04:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 04 '12 at 04:21

Totally depends on what you have - Apache? Then mod_rewrite: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_rewrite.html E.g. http://www.sitepoint.com/apache-mod_rewrite-examples/

If you have a Java server, then every framework has freedom to do it on it's own.

Also Ruby, Python, ASP have their own.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 04 '12 at 04:23

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add the foillowing line to your .htaccess file:

RewriteRule ^(.*)\.html$ $1 [R=301,L]

answered Jul 04 '12 at 04:23

Nir Alfasi

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Hm, that's not much educational :) – Ondra Žižka Jul 04 '12 at 04:23
you want me to delete my answer ? :) – Nir Alfasi Jul 04 '12 at 04:25

NatureShade · Answer 3 · 2013-03-02T11:36:40.853

You can make a folder named name of file and put index.html's inside.

Sample:

If you want to to make www.example.com/test.html to www.example.com/test rename test.html to index.html and put it inside folder test

Root folder
|
|-->index.html "home page"
|
|
|-->sample page folder 1 "Page 2"
|   |
|   +-->index.html
|
|-->sample page folder 2 "Page 3"
|   |
|   +-->index.html
|
+-->sample page folder 3 "Page 4"
    |
    +-->index.html

How do I go from example.html URL to /example URL?

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