remove index.php from url using .htaccess

I want to redirect normal pages so that users and 开发者_StackOverflowbots don't access the domian.com/index.php/pagename version of the pages.

I am currently using this solution:

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^.*index.php.*
RewriteRule ^(.*)index.php(.*)$ $1$2 [NC,R=301,L]

This however also redirects domain.com/admin/index.php/variables which stops me being able to access the admin area.

So, how to redirect domain.com/index.php/pagename to domain.com/pagename without affecting domain.com/admin/index.php/variables

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The RewriteRule command is pointing any URL with 'index.php' in it to another page. Try changing the second command to:

RewriteRule ^(index.php)(.*)$ /$1 [NC,R=301,L]