PHP: Simple permalinks

.htaccess

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
  RewriteEngine On
  RewriteBase /
  #If you want any directories ignored uncomment and edit line below
  #RewriteRule ^(dash|admin)($|/) - [L]
  RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
  #If in sub directory, add before index.php (ex: admin/index.php)
  RewriteRule . index.php [L]
</IfModule>

index.php

<?php 
 $pageArray=explode('/',$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
 //If in sub directory, change to $pageArray[2] etc.
 
 switch($pageArray[1]){
   
	case "":
		include('header.php');
		include('home.php');
		include('footer.php');
	break;
  
  case "pageExample":
  	include('header.php');
		include('pageExample.php');
		include('footer.php');
	break;
	
	default:
		include('header.php');
		include('404.php');
		include('footer.php');
	break;
 
 }
?>