Remove sub directory and file extension

Question

If I have site.com/page/about.php

How can I remove the sub directory and file extension?

Example: site.com/about

Answer 1

Use this in your .htaccess file

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On 
RewriteRule ^about(\/?)$ /page/about.php [NC,L]

Create your .htaccess in your root folder.