htaccess- Hide File Extension

I only used this code for the first time last week, but seems to work pretty well. The same code is plastered all over the internet on various websites, so I’m only jotting it down for my own personal reference.

Hiding File Extensions

What this piece of htaccess code basically does is allow you to access files without needing to reference the file extension. For example, you call the following page http://www.example.com/contact.php by simply using http://www.example.com/contact (.php not require)

I think it’s pretty cool. It even allows you to pass variables through the URL without needing the file extension. For example, you can do the following, http://www.example.com/contact?id=23

The code

Simply copy/paste the following into your htaccess file

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

The example is specifically removing “php” file extensions- you can change that to whichever you want, I assume. I’ve only used it with php files so far

That’s it.