How to write htaccess rewrite rule for seo friendly url

First, make sure mod_rewrite is enabled and htaccess files allowed in your Apache configuration.

Then, put this code in your htaccess (which has to be in root folder)

Options -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On

# redirect "/section.php?id=xxx" to "/section/xxx"
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \s/section\.php\?id=([0-9]+)\s [NC]
RewriteRule ^ /section/%1? [R=301,L]

# internally rewrite "/section/xxx" to "/section.php?id=xxx"
RewriteRule ^section/([0-9]+)$ /section.php?id=$1 [L]

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