Removing .php extension from URLs

Hi,

I am trying to remove .php extension from the URLs on my site. The .htaccess file I am using works on localhost, but when I upload it to server, it doesn't work.

Server has PHP4 and PHP5 but the default is PHP4, therefore I am using an extra line of code to make PHP5 the default handler. Here is the .htaccess file:

AddHandler x-httpd-php5 .php
 
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^([^\.]+)$ $1.php [NC,L]

Code (markup):

Am I doing something wrong?

 

ive tried your code to my localhost, hmm.. it doesnt work.. different behavior, it is downloading the script and opening to other format.

heres the one i use..

 

This is the one I use on the server. I remove "AddHandler x-httpd-php5 .php" on localhost, because I already have PHP5 on localhost. I guess the one you are using changes one single page.

 

You should use mod rewrite rules in your htaccess file that can be done by mod rewrite only

 

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !index.php$
RewriteRule ^[A-z0-9\-_\/]+\.php index.php

 

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule (.*) index.php?page=$1&pag=$2 [QSA,NC,L]

This is what i use in my htaccess, and the urls i made them with request_uri. It`s more easier, and you can control all your link extentions.