Use the following steps to access your Magento URL without index.php,
1) Login to admin section by using the URL
http://domain.com/index.php/admin
2) Go to “System >> Configuration >>Web >> Search Engines Optimization”
Use Web Server Rewrites : YES
3) Go to “System >> Configuration >>Web >>Secure”
Use secure URL Frontend: YES
4) If the magento installed under document root ( /home/username/public_html) then add following rules into .htaccess file
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] </IfModule>
and If the magento installed under /shop or directory then add the following rules into ” /home/username/public_html/shop/.htaccess ” file.
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /shop/ RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /shop/index.php [L] </IfModule>
Thats it!!