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+# If you want to hide 'index.php' from the URL, rename this file to '.htaccess' on your server
+# Then change the following variable in /application/config/config.php
+#   $config['index_page'] = '';
+
+RewriteEngine On
+RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
+RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
+RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?/$1 [L]
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