How to remove file extensions from URLs

"URLs should be treated as prime real estate. Their primary purpose is to locate resources on the Internet. So for a web developer, it makes sense to make things as user-friendly as possible. One effort is to remove the extensions from files. I don’t mean things like .html or .pdf, as those give you an idea that you’re reading a page of content or a PDF document. I meant things like .php or .asp or .pl, etc. These are unnecessary items that just clutter the location bar on most browsers.

There are two ways to do this. The easy way which just looks at a request, if the requested filename doesn’t exist, then it looks for the filename with a .php (or .asp or whatever) extension. In an .htaccess file:"

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


but is not work

thanks

Forget the instructions you just read.

I assume if you’re using Modx you’re attempting to get rid of the ".html" extension. Simple, just make sure you’re using the Modx htaccess file and that it is renamed to .htaccess. Then go to Tools => Configuration => Friendly URLs and clear the "Suffix for friendly URLs" form.