2.13.5.6. Enabling Clean URLs in Drupal 5 and 6

To enable "nice links" in Drupal versions 5 and 6 you need to site root directory create file .htaccess with content like this:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA]

After that, in the Drupal control panel in the section "Control → Site setup → Clean links»Include clean links.