how to remove index.php from codeigniter application url

Posted by bput4all on August 17, 2013 · 2 Comments 

In codeigniter applications we can see index.php in the url after the base_url. Below are steps how to remove index.php part from the url. We can do it by modifying .htaccess file and configuration file.

Here is a example.
Default url : http://www.mysite.com/index.php/contact-us

We want to remove index.php part from this url as follows.
After removal of index.php : http://www.mysite.com/contact-us

steps for removing index.php from url using htaccess and config file..

1-Go to the /application/config directory and open the config.php file.

2-Put the “index.php” variable as empty.

$config[‘index_page’] = “”; // default value is “index.php”
3-Put the “uri_protocol” as “REQUEST_URI”.

$config[‘uri_protocol’] = “REQUEST_URI” // default value is “AUTO

4-Go to the root codeigniter root directory and open the .htaccess file. If not exist create a new one.

Copy the following code and paste and save it.

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|resources|robots\.txt)
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L,QSA]

If not success, put this code instead of the above code.

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L]

Note: If you call with index.php part, then also it will work

If you got “500 Internal server Error!”
double check your .htaccess file and config.php file for any mistake.

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