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Hi Hugo,
I want to know whether we can hide file extension like .php , .html using url tool kit. Here is the whole idea lets say client type www.example.com/game in the browser so with this url should be converted to www.example.com/game.php and execute and finally on client browser it should only show www.example.com/game as url. Is it possible with url rewrite show me an example if it is possible.
Thanks

The best way to do this, is by using a single index.php as the entry point for every request. Let that index.php do the routing (including and executing other PHP files) base on the request uri ($_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]). You can use the following UrlToolkit to do the rewriting:

UrlToolkit {
  ToolkitID = my_toolkit
  RequestURI exists Return
  Match .* Rewrite /index.php
}

Protect the other PHP files from being requested directly, by placing them outside the website root or by checking for a constant which was set in index.php. You could also prevent it via an UrlToolkit rule, to be placed before the last rule:

  Match \.php DenyAccess

Hugo the thing is client should not know that i am using php

Why not? What's the risk of a client knowing you're using PHP? If you use the rewriting as described above, it hides the PHP extension. Also, don't forget to set expose_php to no in php.ini.

Thanks Hugo it is working

Hi Hugo
I used a set of regular expression that suits my need and it is hiding the file extensions and redirecting it perfectly.
Thanks a lot Hugo for the url tool kit it is really very simple to use and works perfectly.