Removing the PHP file type extension

Question

I'm using this in my top level .htaccess to remove the PHP file type extension on my *.php files.

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

But I have discovered it also prevents my browser from calling the index.php page in my sub-directories. I need to include /index.php explicitly in the URL.

Is there a better way to remove the PHP file type extension on my *.php files?

Possible duplicate of [How can I use .htaccess to hide .php URL extensions?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10028025/how-can-i-use-htaccess-to-hide-php-url-extensions) — Blueblazer172, Dec 07 '16 at 14:20
How is this rule preventing you to use `domain.com/index.php` URL? — anubhava, Dec 07 '16 at 14:58
Sorry @anubhava I didd not explain well. It prevents the index page loading if browse to www.myurl.com/admin/. I have to browse to www.myurl.com/admin/index.php to see the page. — Pete D, Dec 08 '16 at 10:35
Is `/admin/` a real directory? Does it have another .htaccess? — anubhava, Dec 08 '16 at 12:50

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 07 '16 at 14:13

here you go:

RewriteEngine  on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteRule !.*\.php$ %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php [QSA,L]

or try this one. This should also work in a sub-directory path:

RewriteEngine  on
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php

or in an if clause

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteRule ^(.+)/$ http://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]
</IfModule>

Removing the PHP file type extension

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