How to remove file name from url using .htaccess?

@maci 

To remove the file name from a URL using .htaccess, you can use the following code:

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

This code assumes that you have Apache mod_rewrite enabled on your server.

Explanation:

1. RewriteEngine On enables the rewrite engine.
2. RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d checks if the requested URL is not a directory.
3. RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f checks if the requested URL with ".php" appended is a valid file.
4. RewriteRule ^([^.]+)$ $1.php [NC,L] matches any URL that does not contain a dot (.) and redirects it to the corresponding PHP file. The [NC,L] flags mean "no case" (case-insensitive) and "last rule" respectively.

For example, if you have a file named "example.php" and you want to access it without the ".php" extension, you can use the URL "http://example.com/example". The .htaccess code will internally map this URL to "example.php" without revealing the file name in the URL.