What potential issues can arise when using Mod_Rewrite to change file extensions?

One potential issue that can arise when using Mod_Rewrite to change file extensions is that it may cause conflicts with existing files or directories that have the same name but different extensions. To solve this issue, you can add a condition to your rewrite rule to only apply the extension change to files that actually exist on the server. 

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.php -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php [L]

Keywords

Mod_Rewrite file extensions Apache URL rewriting compatibility

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