Mod rewrite to remove .php

halfway there

[wesg]

I have managed to redirect my URLs so /xyz/ is actually reading /xyz.php but now I have little problem.

This only redirects those requests coming in to /xyz/, which means the .php requests are still there. These aren't good SEO practices, and Google will likely find the duplicate material.

How can I redirect /xyz.php to /xyz/ before applying my original rule? The final goal is to remove the .php extension from the page filenames.

Thanks!

[jdMorgan]

Here's the classic procedure in logical order. In practice, swap steps 1 and 2.

Change all links on all your pages to remove the ".php". Do not add a slash.

Internally rewrite all extensionless requested URLs (those not having a "." in the final path-part or a slash at the end) to the same URLs plus ".php".

Externally redirect all direct client requests (and only direct client requests, not internally-rewritten requests) for .php URLs to extensionless URLs.

There are many threads here on extensionless URLs. Try searching this site for that phrase, plus "RewriteRule".

Jim

[wesg]

Thanks morgan,

I was able to get the desired result by using these previous threads.

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