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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 piece 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]

Am I doing something wrong?

I dont know alot about these htaccess stuff but this following code works fine for me....

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

element wrote:I dont know alot about these htaccess stuff but this following code works fine for me....

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

Didn't work for me, it gives a 404 error just like the code I am using. As I said, it works on localhost but not on the server, it's strange.

ok try to ckeck if the module is loadet...
use the phpinfo() funktion and than

under Apache->Loaded Modules... there must be a entry "mod_rewrite".
When it´s not loadet try to load it with "LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so" in youre htaccess file

element wrote:ok try to ckeck if the module is loadet...
use the phpinfo() funktion and than

under Apache->Loaded Modules... there must be a entry "mod_rewrite".
When it´s not loadet try to load it with "LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so" in youre htaccess file

You are right, mod_rewrite is not loaded on the server. I added the following line to my .htaccess but it gave an error 500.

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

I guess I will have to contact the server provider.

nailyener wrote:You are right, mod_rewrite is not loaded on the server. I added the following line to my .htaccess but it gave an error 500.

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

you cant load modules in .htaccess file

nailyener wrote:Server has PHP4 and PHP5 but the default is PHP4,

I recommend getting a less stupid host !

jacek wrote:you cant load modules in .htaccess file

Nice to learn that.

nailyener wrote:I recommend getting a less stupid host !

This is not my website I am working on, it is my friend's. I wouldn't come closer than a hundred miles to such a host I use Hostgator.