Hiding extension with htaccess but hyperlink redirects to folder index not php

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On my server I am using this .htaccess to remove the .PHP extension:

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

And it works fine, /about goes to the about.php page and /contact to the .contact.php file. However I have a projects.php and a projects folder so the hyperlink redirects to the folder index. I understand I could simply rename either the php or folder and solve the problem, but if I have subfolders in the projects folders, I won't be able to keep the URL as /projects/photography Here is an image to help explain: https://i.stack.imgur.com/TKjEF.png

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

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Try

DirectorySlash Off

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

It should work with DirectorySlash off, but see caveats. If you don't like them you are better off renaming projects.php

edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

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answered Jan 24 '12 at 21:53

Ulrich Palha

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domain.com/projects automatically links to domain.com/projects/ (with the extra slash) and links to the index still – Preston McPeak Jan 24 '12 at 22:06
@PrestonMcPeak Try edited version that allows optional trailing slash – Ulrich Palha Jan 24 '12 at 22:40
@PrestonMcPeak I already made the necessary edits above :-). Let me know if it works – Ulrich Palha Jan 24 '12 at 23:15
Nope :/ it still chooses the folder over the .PHP – Preston McPeak Jan 24 '12 at 23:18
@PrestonMcPeak When DirectorySlash was on `/projects` was 301 redirected to `/projects/` and your browser is caching the redirect. Try this solution in private browsing mode and you will see it work. I have tested it myself. – Ulrich Palha Jan 25 '12 at 00:04

Hiding extension with htaccess but hyperlink redirects to folder index not php

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