Rewriting /foo to /foo.php doesn't work - php

Question

I want users to be able to go to /foo and have /foo.php displayed. A quick search on Google came up with this:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php
For some reason, however, this doesn't work. I keep getting a 404 error, even though I know the .php file exists. I searched and searched for an answer, but it seems to work fine for everyone else.
I commented out the other rules, by the way, so nothing is conflicting with this.
Any ideas?

Answer 1

This is what you need:
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php

Answer 2

Maybe you need to add the directive AllowOverride All in your apache configuration or maybe you need to add RewriteEngine On at the very beginning of your .htaccess file

Answer 3

You need this rule:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /$1.php

Answer 4

I found the answer! Apparently this is a problem with 1and1's server configuration. This article explains the problem: http://tips.webdesign10.com/web-hosting/why-you-should-never-use-1and1-com-hosting
The first comment also happens to be the solution. Here's the rule that works:
Options -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ /$1.php [L,QSA]

Answer 5

alternatively you can use apache's MultiViews option:
Options +MultiViews

Answer 6

You get this issue when you use .htaccess in a subfolder. Fix it by using full paths from the web root in your .htaccess file. For instance, in the folder http://www.mysite.com/test/ your .htaccess file would look like this:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /test/$1.php
-not tested, might need tweaking-