.htaccess file - removing .php extension "Server Error"

Question

I have just created a .htaccess file which I'm using in XAMPP, and is located in Z:/xampp/htdocs/.htaccess and I've added the code:

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

But when I load any of my pages I get the error:

The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Either the server is overloaded or there was an error in a CGI script.

I've seen others come across this error before and have tried other people's fixes but nothing has worked for me, when I stop getting the error, it doesnt remove the .php extension.

Does anyone know what the issue is?

What does the error log say? You should be able to access it through XAMPP's control panel. — syck, Nov 19 '15 at 09:32
This line **RewriteRule ^(.*)$1.php [L,QSA]** has the problem , there should be a space between RewritePattern and the rewrite path, **(.*) $1.php** ( **(.*)space$1.php** ) — Amit Verma, Nov 19 '15 at 09:52

Abdulla Nilam · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-19T09:36:58.323

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Try this

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

as well as in Apache httpd.conf check rewrite is on

edited Nov 19 '15 at 09:36

answered Nov 19 '15 at 09:34

Abdulla Nilam

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This worked, I just hadn't removed the extension from the links so it was still showing up. Thanks! – dev_py_uk Nov 23 '15 at 10:14
@drewith happy to help :) – Abdulla Nilam Nov 23 '15 at 10:21

.htaccess file - removing .php extension "Server Error"

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