Remove .html?

[HEU7Hwhu7]

Hey guys, i'm new to Apache (and Linux), and i want to remove the .html from my website...

Example it's currently mysite.com/whatever/whatever.html but i want it to be mysite.com/whatever/whatever and still be a .html file. 

Thanks!

[Momkai]

http://alexcican.com/post/how-to-remove-php-html-htm-extensions-with-htaccess/

[minibois]

-snip-

With the standard configs, a webserver will automatically look for an index.html or index.php file.

Just rename whatever.html to index.html and link mysite.com/whatever and it will bring you to the index.html in the folder whatever.

[BURNINGJUNK]

Perform a magical warlock explosion party, and invite 32 level 10 wizards. Perform the spell of extension removing and then delete all of the websites files.

[minibois]

http://alexcican.com/post/how-to-remove-php-html-htm-extensions-with-htaccess/

It is possible waaaay easier with the method above.

[Momkai]

@Minibois edit: woops, misread.

[HEU7Hwhu7]

I've tried that but it's not working

http://alexcican.com/post/how-to-remove-php-html-htm-extensions-with-htaccess/

[minibois]

 

I've tried that but it's not working

http://alexcican.com/post/how-to-remove-php-html-htm-extensions-with-htaccess/

 

What have you tried? My method or what @Momkai suggested?

[HEU7Hwhu7]

What have you tried? My method or what @Momkai suggested?

Oops, Momkai's

[minibois]

Oops, Momkai's

Well what I suggested should work just fine. I have done it with my own site as well

[HEU7Hwhu7]

Well what I suggested should work just fine. I have done it with my own site as well

But if i have a sub directory it's not going to work. such as /stuff with 5 things in it. 

[minibois]

But if i have a sub directory it's not going to work. such as /stuff with 5 things in it. 

Yeah, you would have to make sub folder for those files I guess.

Have yet to find a good way of doing that I guess.

[Momkai]

@JamesFitz1223 try
 

RRewriteEngine OnRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-fRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.html -fRewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.html [NC,L]

[HEU7Hwhu7]

One thing, my .htaccess is supposed to be in /var/www/html right?

[Momkai]

@JamesFitz1223 the main html folder where the index.php/html is stored.

[HEU7Hwhu7]

@JamesFitz1223 the main html folder where the index.php/html is stored.

Alright, if i try to make a custom 404, it doesn't work... Maybe it's the .htaccess?

[HEU7Hwhu7]

 

@JamesFitz1223 try

 

RRewriteEngine OnRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-fRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -fRewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php [NC,L]

Nope.

[Momkai]

Nope.

 

Check again, it was saying .php, i changed it to .html, try again.

[HEU7Hwhu7]

Check again, it was saying .php, i changed it to .html, try again.

Still no, and i did remove the extra R.

[HEU7Hwhu7]

Now i'm thinking it's with the .htaccess file. If i try to turn off dir browsing, it doesn't work.

And a custom 404 doesn't work ether.

[Momkai]

@JamesFitz1223 try

RewriteEngine OnRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.html -f RewriteRule !.*\.html$ %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.html [L, QSA]

[HEU7Hwhu7]

 

@JamesFitz1223 try

RewriteEngine OnRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.html -f RewriteRule !.*\.html$ %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.html [L, QSA]

Nope. I'm thinking it's the .htaccess

[Momkai]

@JamesFitz1223 Geez, i give up. Are you sure you have a correct and working .htaccess file?

[HEU7Hwhu7]

@JamesFitz1223 Geez, i give up. Sorry mate.

Yeah, lol i can see why. Thanks for the help!

[SSL]

Maybe this entire webpage devoted to it will work? I'm not in a position where I can dick around with a webserver at the moment, otherwise I'd try it myself.