How to Remove .php File Extension While Allowing Access to Folders in PHP 8.2?

[hitjethva]

I’ve configured .htaccess to remove the .php file extension, but it causes issues when accessing folders (e.g., https://code2devops.com/devops/ since it assumes any path without an extension refers to a .php file. Is there a way to achieve this setup so that files without an extension default to .php, while folders remain accessible as-is?

 

[admin]

HI ! try this

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

# Prevent direct access to .php files
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \s/+(.+?)\.php[\s?] [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)\.php$ /$1 [R=301,L]

# Internally rewrite extensionless URLs to .php files
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php [L]

# Ensure directories work correctly
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1/ [L]

This configuration should allow you to remove the .php file extension from your URLs while still allowing access to directories as intended.