how to remove filename from URL?

Question

I have a path like following

http://localhost/streamcola/watch/getvideo.php

I want to remove /getvideo.php and just want the following path

http://localhost/streamcola/watch

how can i do this.? I not rewriting my URL , i just want to remove extension only.

You should look at apache [mod_rewrite](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/fr/mod/mod_rewrite.html) — lolmx, Aug 30 '16 at 12:57
You can use DirectoryIndex https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/fr/mod/mod_dir.html — daheda, Aug 30 '16 at 12:59
you can use `.htaccess` something http://www.htaccess-guide.com/ — Karthi, Aug 30 '16 at 12:59

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 30 '16 at 12:59

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The effect you want to achieve is called url-rewriting.
This is ususally something your server does via configuration and thus differs depending on your server (e.g. apache2, nginx, tomcat etc.)
Please refer this Article as a startingpoint: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewrite_engine

answered Aug 30 '16 at 12:59

jbin

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Reading that article, it looks, fine, – Malik Nabeel Aug 30 '16 at 13:11

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 30 '16 at 12:59

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You need to apply "mod_rewrite" for your URLs. It cannot be done without modifying .htaccess file, or just rename getvideo.php to index.php when opening http://localhost/streamcola/watch it will redirect to index.php.

answered Aug 30 '16 at 12:59

EasternEuropean

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I did this , but it shows index.php also – Malik Nabeel Aug 30 '16 at 13:06
It will show if you write http://localhost/streamcola/watch/index.php , but it won't if you write http://localhost/streamcola/watch into your adress bar. – EasternEuropean Aug 30 '16 at 13:09
lol @EasternEuropean, the point is justly that op is not writing the url they wish in the url bar. you're basically saying, hey, why don't you write the correct url in the first place? – Félix Gagnon-Grenier Aug 30 '16 at 13:11
Brother, thats wwhat i want, I want that file working, but not want to see its name in URL – Malik Nabeel Aug 30 '16 at 13:33

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 30 '16 at 13:00

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You can use a regular expression:

<?php
$subject = <your String>;
$pattern = '/(.*)\/.*\.php?/';
preg_match($pattern, substr($subject,3), $matches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE);
print_r($matches);
?>

See: http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php

Edit: Sorry, i thought you had a string you want to modify.

answered Aug 30 '16 at 13:00

PhilipB

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It didn't works, it shows the file name in body, i want it in URL – Malik Nabeel Aug 30 '16 at 13:07
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please specify your question as i don't really know what you want to achieve. – PhilipB Aug 30 '16 at 13:09
I just want to achieve a URL that doesnot contain my filename, – Malik Nabeel Aug 30 '16 at 13:31
Maybe have a look at: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20563772/reference-mod-rewrite-url-rewriting-and-pretty-links-explained – PhilipB Aug 30 '16 at 13:35
looking .......... – Malik Nabeel Aug 30 '16 at 13:38

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 30 '16 at 14:51

File name removal is complex but its possible, but i do this by removing the extension of the file, As my Filename is getvideo.php and i want http://localhost/streamcola/watch So i change my file name to watch.php and remove that .php extension This is done by creating a new file named .htaccess file. I place it with my watch.php file and code of that .htyaccess file is following

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteRule !.*\.php$ %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php [QSA,L]

and hence i get my desired URL..

how to remove filename from URL?

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