.htaccess file gives 500 internal server error

1. In your root folder
2. Create .htaccess file in your project root directory like below.

.htaccess

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

3. Save .htaccess file.