Why do I need to add index.php in order to route my website correctly? [getkirby]

Question

I uploaded the code to the server. It started the homepage correctly . But when I press any link , I get 404 not found error. I discovered that I need to add index.php to my url for it to work. so it will be like that:

mydomain.somee.com/myWebsite/index.php/anotherPage

When I was working locally using Xamp as a server, I didn't get any of those problems. I got those problems after I uploaded the website to some.com which apparently doesn't use .htaccess file (editing or removing has no effect).

How to add this index.php automatically and hide it from the user?

I didn't change any of the system files or the htaccess please tell me if you need anymore files or description.

Answer 1

You need to redirect all your all pages through index.php file but remove it from URL.

Write below rules in your root .htaccess file:-

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

OR

Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
# Turn mod_rewrite on
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

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

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,}\s(.*)/index\.php [NC]
RewriteRule ^ %1 [R=301,L]

To understand, How htaccess rules are working, This link will help you :)

Hope it will help you :)