ExpressionEngine index.php removal with Google Analytics Compatibility

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#
# 	- ExpressionEngine index.php ModRewrite Removal -
# 	  compatible with Google Analytics Tracking
#
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RewriteEngine on 

RewriteBase /

# If the current request is for the homepage, rewrite request to homepage template 
# (needed for GA tracking to work) and continue next rewrite rule as normal.
# Replace the site/index with your homepage template_group/template_name

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/$ [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) site/index


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# 			EE SEGMENT TAGS ON HOMEPAGE
# Due to the way in which EE parses URI's and the need for GA tracking ability,
# the above rewrite will mean that on your homepage the segments will be:
#					
#			{segment_1} = "site"			
#			{segment_2} = "index"			
#				
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# The following code removes index.php by checking the request is not:
#		1) An image
#	 	2) A file
#		3) A directory
# 
# If above rules are met, the request is rewritten to index.php whilst removing the 
# trailing slash and Query String in the process):

RewriteCond $1 !\.(gif|jpe?g|png)$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*[^/])/?$ /index.php?/$1 [L]



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# 			[OPTIONAL]  LOGGING QUERY STRINGS WITH PHP:
#
# The RewriteRule above strips out the query string so that only JavaScript code 
# can access it. To pass the query string through to the server for PHP access, use the 
# code below instead of the RewriteRule above:
#
# 	RewriteRule ^(.*[^/])/?$ /index.php?/$1/&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
#
# You will need to update your EE config file to allow characters present in GA tracking 
# URLs. Find the "permitted_uri_chars" in your config file and update it to the following:
#
#	$config['permitted_uri_chars'] = 'a-z 0-9~%.:_\\-&=';
#
# Be careful when doing this, since it effectively makes EE slightly less secure.
#
# NOTE: This rewrite will interfere with your segment conditionals since EE will treat 
# the GA tracking code as the last segment. 
# 	eg: 
#		URL: 
#			http://website.com/products?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=March
#		
#		EE Parses this as:
#
#			{segment_1} = "products"
#			{segment_2} = "?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=March"
#
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