.htaccess

DirectoryIndex /index.php

# Block attempts to get the config files
<Files config.ini*>
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from all
</Files>

# If rewrite isn't available, show the internal
# configuration error screen for all attempts except
# index.php (handled there)
<IfModule !mod_rewrite.c>
ErrorDocument 404 /error.php
</IfModule>

# Block direct access to all other PHP files
<Files *.php>
    Order Deny,Allow
    Deny from all
</Files>

<Files index.php>
    Order Allow,Deny
    Allow from all
</Files>

<Files error.php>
    Order Allow,Deny
    Allow from all
</Files>


# Rewrite rules
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On 

# Redirect index.php calls to MVC-style root URL
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^.*/index.php 
RewriteRule index.php(.*) /$1 [R=301,L] 

# Redirect all remaining calls to index.php internally for routing
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?url=$1 [L,QSA,NC]

</IfModule>