How to remove index.php in codeigniter's code?

Question

I want to remove index.php from url in codeigniter . So in user guide, there is way to do it by editing .htaccess.But my host do not allow to edit it. Is there any way to do wit

Answer 1

put the following code in .htaccess

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


AcceptPathInfo On

and put $config['index_page'] = ''; in config file instead of $config['index_page'] = ''; put the .htaccess near to index.php out of system and application folders