Custom URL Creation with .htaccess File and PHP

Question

Let website link is www.abc.com I have 3 PHP Files.

index.php
profile.php
group.php

My Current URL is -

abc.com/directory/index.php
abc.com/directory/profile.php?name=piash
abc.com/directory/group.php?name=CSE

I want to convert it to-

abc.com/home
abc.com/piash or abc.com/abrar (piash and abrar is GET parameter to profile.php file)
abc.com/group/CSE (CSE is the GET parameter to group.php)

I am using RAW PHP.

Is it possible?

If possible, how and where to put the .htaccess file?

In the root (abc.com) or in the folder (abc.com/directory) ?

Can anyone help me please?

Thanks in advance.

Sure, it's definitely possible using an .htaccess file. You could also have all requests go to index.php and handle the request using routing. Have you made any attempts of your own yet? — Ohgodwhy
– Ohgodwhy, Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 3:39
No no, that's not how this works. Where is your code you've used to attempt this? — Ohgodwhy
– Ohgodwhy, Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 4:02
.htaccess file doesn't use php code. Take a look at this tutorial. Attempt it yourself, show us what you got if it doesn't work, then come back here, posting your .htaccess code. — arkyc
– arkyc, Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 4:11
P.S. I have done a similar thing with my site, so I do know the answer. But you need to at least try yourself, otherwise you will learn nothing. — arkyc
– arkyc, Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 4:14

anubhava · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-03 04:37:08Z

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You can use this code in your /directory/.htaccess file:

DirectoryIndex index.php
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /directory/

RewriteRule ^home/?$ index.php [L,NC]

# ignore files/directories from further rules
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^ - [L]

RewriteRule ^group/([^/]+)/?$ group.php?name=$1 [L,QSA,NC]

RewriteRule ^([^/]+)/?$ profile.php?name=$1 [L,QSA]

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answered Nov 3, 2014 at 4:37

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S M Abrar Jahin Over a year ago

But where to put the .htaccess file?

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