url - Rewrite all queries to not need the .php extension using a mod_rewrite RewriteRule

Question

I'd like all queries like

http://mysite.com/something/otherthing?foo=bar&x=y

to be rewritten as

http://mysite.com/something/otherthing.php?foo=bar&x=y

In other words, just make the .php extension optional, universally.

Answer 1

I would do it this way. Basically, if file doesn't exist, try adding .php to it.

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