Removing index.php in CodeIgniter using .htaccess file when using your own local domain

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I have seen other articles on the same issue. But none of the answers have solved my problem.

I am not using xampp or wamp but have setup php mysql apache seperately. Also I am using my own local domain for instance mytestsite.com.

My .htaccess file looks like this:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /TestCI/

    # Canonicalize Codeigniter URLs

    # If your default controller is something other than
    # "welcome" you should probably change this
    RewriteRule ^(HomeController(/index)?|index(\.php|html?)?)/?$ / [R=301,L]
    RewriteRule ^(.*)/index/?$ $1 [L,R=301]

    # Removes trailing slashes (prevents SEO duplicate content issues)
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule ^(.+)/$ $1 [R=301,L]

    # Enforce www
    # If you have subdomains, you can add them to 
    # the list using the "|" (OR) regex operator
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(www|TestCI) [NC]
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mytestsite.com/$1 [R=301,L]

    # Checks to see if the user is attempting to access a valid file,
    # such as an image or css document, if this isn't true it sends the
    # request to index.php
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L]
</IfModule>

<IfModule !mod_rewrite.c>

    # Without mod_rewrite, route 404's to the front controller
    ErrorDocument 404 /index.php

</IfModule>

I have also made following changes in config.php

$config['base_url'] = 'http://mytestsite.com/TestCI/';    
$config['index_page'] = '';
$config['uri_protocol'] = 'PATH_INFO'; //AUTO

I have also made following changes in apache2.conf

<Directory /var/www/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
</Directory>

But when i try to access

http://mytestsite.com/TestCI/HomeController/

its showing 404 error but works correctly when using

http://mytestsite.com/TestCI/index.php/HomeController/

I have looked into several similar questions that have been reported solved, but none of the answers have worked for me. Is there anything else that should be done to remove index.php from the url. Kindly respond back. Help highly appreciated.

still showing Not found error The requested URL /var/www/mytestsite.com/public_html/TestCI/index.php was not found on this server. — eccentricCoder
– eccentricCoder, Commented Oct 3, 2015 at 15:23

exussum · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-03 06:54:53Z

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It may be the htaccess isn't being used.

Put a sytax error in the file. (Append something like hdtbf to the file)

If that doesn't give a 500 error you need to turn allow override all In your main Apache config

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#allowoverride

answered Oct 3, 2015 at 6:54

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eccentricCoder Over a year ago

I have already made changes in allow override all. Its still same

exussum Over a year ago

did you restart the server ?

eccentricCoder Over a year ago

And it did give an internal server error when I made syntax mistake in .htaccess file. I still cant find what the issue is

eccentricCoder Over a year ago

Yes restarted the server several times. After making all those changes. but it just dont work without index.php in the url.

eccentricCoder Over a year ago

still showing Not found error The requested URL /var/www/mytestsite.com/public_html/TestCI/index.php was not found on this server.

Niranjan N Raju · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-02 17:33:47Z

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Replace the following line of code in your .htaccess file

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

edited Oct 2, 2015 at 17:33

answered Oct 2, 2015 at 17:22

Niranjan N Raju

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eccentricCoder Over a year ago

Have made the changes, but still no success

Niranjan N Raju Over a year ago

I have changed my answer, check once now

eccentricCoder Over a year ago

Still same. .htaccess file now looks like <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /TestCI/ #Removes access to the system folder by users. #Additionally this will allow you to create a System.php controller, RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L] </IfModule> <IfModule !mod_rewrite.c> ErrorDocument 404 /index.php </IfModule>

Niranjan N Raju Over a year ago

Let us continue this discussion in chat.

David Coder · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-03 05:59:46Z

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Just put this code in your .htaccess :

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond $1 !^(index.php|resources|robots.txt)
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L,QSA]

answered Oct 3, 2015 at 5:59

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eccentricCoder Over a year ago

Can u please explain RewriteCond $1 !^(index.php|resources|robots.txt)

eccentricCoder Over a year ago

still showing Not found error The requested URL /var/www/mytestsite.com/public_html/TestCI/index.php was not found on this server.

eccentricCoder · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-03 16:03:04Z

Thankyou for helping me... Problem is solved.

I made the following changes in my apache2.conf file

<Directory /Absolute path to .htaccess folder

        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
</Directory>

Also I removed the RewriteBase parameter in .htaccess file which is where the actual pbm was.

My current .htaccess file looks like

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c> 
    RewriteEngine On


    #Removes access to the system folder by users.
    #Additionally this will allow you to create a System.php controller,
RewriteCond $1 !^(index.php|resources|robots.txt)
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L,QSA]

</IfModule>

<IfModule !mod_rewrite.c>
    ErrorDocument 404 /index.php 
</IfModule>

I have also made changes in config.php where i changed $config['base_url'] to codeigniter root path

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