codeigniter remove index.php form url

Question

I am trying to remove \"index.php\" from url in Codeigniter. I know how to remove index.php from base url like this example.com/controller.

But i do

Answer 1

Quick solution

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP} off
RewriteRule (.*) http://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

If facing problem

You might have to check if modrewrite is installed and enabled in your apache.

Enable modrewrite

sudo a2enmod rewrite

Also make sure

sudo vi /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

And allow symbolic link

        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Require all granted

Restart apache2 and your .htaccess should be working fine.

Read the last step at: https://www.inteligentcomp.com/2017/07/how-to-setup-and-configure-lamp-on-ubuntu-server.html