# Turn on the Rewrite Engine
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On

# If the file or directory exists, show it
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^(.+) - [PT,L]

# Blank queries get sent to the index
RewriteRule ^$ index.php? [L]

# All other queries get sent to the index as index.php/whatever
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L]