Removing index.php in codeigniter xampp for windows

Removing index.php in codeigniter xampp for windows

*****STEP 1:**Create .htaccess using command prompt

To create .htaccess file in windows:

1.) Open Command Prompt 2.) In the command line, go to the directory or folder where you placed your root folder or codeigniter folder [quote] Example: [b]Command Prompt

C:\xampp\htdocs\site_folder

[/b] [/quote]

3.) Type copy con .htaccess to create a .htaccess file in the folder

[quote] Example: [b]Command Prompt

C:\xampp\htdocs\site_folder copy con .htaccess

[/b] [/quote]

4.) Press [enter]. A blank line after the command line appears

[quote] Example: [b]Command Prompt

C:\xampp\htdocs\site_folder copy con .htaccess
|

[/b] [/quote]

5.) Type the following code

[quote]

RewriteEngine On

# Put your installation directory here:
# If your URL is www.example.com/, use /
# If your URL is www.example.com/site_folder/, use /site_folder/

RewriteBase /

# Do not enable rewriting for files or directories that exist
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

# For reuests that are not actual files or directories,
# Rewrite to index.php/URL
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [PT,L]

[/quote]

NOTE: RewriteBase must be set to the folder or directory in which you place your CI folder

[quote] If your URL is www.example.com/ then use [b] RewriteBase / [/b]

If your URL is www.example.com/site_folder/ then use [b] RewriteBase /site_folder/ [/b]

[/quote]

6.) After typing the code above type ** [ctrl]+Z **

^Z will appear on the cmd line

 [b] ```php

^Z

7.) Press [enter]. The .htaccess file is now saved in your site_folder not as a text file but as a .htaccess file.



 ** ***STEP 2: ** Configure mod_rewrite in httpd.conf 

1.) Locate your httpd.conf

[quote]
Example:
C:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf[/quote]

2.) Search for the line
```php

 #LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

3.) Uncomment the line, into:

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

4.) Save Changes.

** ***STEP 3: ** Configure config in you site_folder (codeigniter) folder

1.) Locate your config.php

[quote] Example: C:\xampp\htdocs\site_folder\system\application\config [/quote]

2.) Change

$config['index_page'] = "index.php";

to

$config['index_page'] = "";