Remove .html extension using .htaccess

You can remove the .html extension from your browser URL by adding a rewrite rule in your .htaccess file.

For example, when viewing yourdomain.com/page your website will serve the contents of yourdomain.com/page.html.

Note: To follow this tutorial you will need your web hosting SFTP details.

1. Open your terminal window and ssh onto your hosting server:

   ssh username@yourserver.serversaurus.com.au

   When prompted, enter your password
2. Change into your public_html directory (or alternative document root location):

   cd public_html

3. Edit the .htaccess file using vi:

   vi .htaccess

4. Paste the following text to the beginning of your .htaccess file by typing i and then paste the text into the window, once completed press esc:

   RewriteEngine on
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.html -f
   RewriteRule ^(.+)$ $1.html [L,QSA]
   RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,9}\ /.*\.html\ HTTP/
   RewriteRule ^(.*)\.html$ /$1 [R=301,L]

5. Enter :wq to save.