How to change url from index.html to prettier /home

[mrfister]

I am a beginner in website building and i would like to know a way to change the urls on my site that have extension .html and .php (for one form) into "prettier" structure, without .html extension, but something like /home or /gallery /contact
etc...

Many thanks for any answer!

[Mukesh9023]

you have to download htaccess file,but i am not sure??

[mrfister]

Ah, so i have to use htaccess and write redirects, i will look into it, thanks for the hint!

[Dormilich]

essentially, it depends on what server you use. for most classical servers the above said holds true. but for instance a JavaScript server (Node.js) has somewhat built it in.

[Exequiel]

you can use codeigniter for that kind of problem, you can visit this site http://ellislab.com/codeigniter to dowload it and this http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-guide/ for its user-guide. . .

[sudhakar1]

Hi,
If you want to change the .html extension mean you just set the sh404sef plugin other then you edit this .htaccess file cide