htaccess, sub folder rewrite to index.php

how can I do this?

main link:

http://www.domain.com/?link=whatever/something/everythting

Code (markup):

convert to:

http://www.domain.com/whatever/something/everythting

Code (markup):

I tried with this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^([^/]*)$ index.php?link=$1 [L]

Code (markup):

But not working.

 

You can try with

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^([^/]*)$ /?link=$1 [L]

Code (markup):