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Just getting started w/ EE!

How do I set the url to /test-page instead of /index.php/test-page ?

Hi goroboto

**Note** All web server can be slightly different with htaccess but hope this helps.

Firstly you will need to create a “.htaccess” file in the root of your web server then

in that files enter

RewriteEngine On

#Remove index.php from urls
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?/$1 [L]

Some web servers wont need the question mark after index.php so in your htaccess file you would have

RewriteEngine On

#Remove index.php from urls
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php/$1 [L]

After you have done that login to your backend and go to Admin -> General Configuration and change
“URL to the root directory of your site” from http://www.site.com/index.php to http://www.site.com/

It would be worth reading up on htaccess by just googling around and getting comfortable with what it is capable of but a more accurate resource for your current q is

Here in the wiki

Hope this helps, good luck with ee its worth learning!

Hey goroboto,

DigitalDoctors is right!

Can you give the .htaccess file a go and let us know the results?

Cheers,

That worked! Just gotta start digging into that wiki more. Thanks!

Hi goroboto,

Welcome to ExpressionEngine and the Forums!

I’m glad Shane and DigitalDoctors got you on the right track!

Let us know if you ever need anything else.

Cheers,