title: How to stop a url from redirecting to xml file
body: <p>I'm facing a problem that mydomain.com/sitemap redirect to mydomain.com/sitemap.xml.
  I have mydomain.com/sitemap which created from Joomla. But it cannot take effect since sitemap.xml come in and replace it. </p>
  
  <p>Here is my .htaccess file. Please help me to stop this from happening.</p>
  
  <pre><code>##
  # @version $Id: htaccess.txt 21064 2011-04-03 22:12:19Z dextercowley $
  # @package Joomla
  # @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2010 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
  # @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU/GPL
  # Joomla! is Free Software
  ##
  
  #####################################################
  #  READ THIS COMPLETELY IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS FILE
  #
  # The line just below this section: 'Options +FollowSymLinks' may cause problems
  # with some server configurations.  It is required for use of mod_rewrite, but may already
  # be set by your server administrator in a way that dissallows changing it in
  # your .htaccess file.  If using it causes your server to error out, comment it out (add # to
  # beginning of line), reload your site in your browser and test your sef url's.  If they work,
  # it has been set by your server administrator and you do not need it set here.
  #
  #####################################################
  
  ##  Can be commented out if causes errors, see notes above.
  #Options +FollowSymLinks
  
  #
  #  mod_rewrite in use
  
  RewriteEngine On
  #RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example\.com [NC]
  #RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !443$
  #RewriteRule ^(.*) https://www.example.com/$1 [R=301] 
  
  #RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} [A-Z]
  #RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-s
  #RewriteRule (.*) rewrite-strtolower.php?rewrite-strtolower-url=$1 [QSA,L] 
  
  ##RewriteRule /edm/enews/(.*)$ https://www.example.com/[L,R=301]
  
  ########## Begin - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits
  ## If you experience problems on your site block out the operations listed below
  ## This attempts to block the most common type of exploit `attempts` to Joomla!
  #
  ## Deny access to extension xml files (uncomment out to activate)
  #&lt;Files ~ "\.xml$"&gt;
  #Order allow,deny
  #Deny from all
  #Satisfy all
  #&lt;/Files&gt;
  ## End of deny access to extension xml files
  # Block out any script trying to set a mosConfig value through the URL
  RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} mosConfig_[a-zA-Z_]{1,21}(=|\%3D) [OR]
  # Block out any script trying to base64_encode data within the URL
  RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode[^(]*\([^)]*\) [OR]
  # Block out any script that includes a &lt;script&gt; tag in URL
  RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (&lt;|%3C)([^s]*s)+cript.*(&gt;|%3E) [NC,OR]
  # Block out any script trying to set a PHP GLOBALS variable via URL
  RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]
  # Block out any script trying to modify a _REQUEST variable via URL
  RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})
  # Return 403 Forbidden header and show the content of the root homepage
  RewriteRule .* index.php [F]
  #
  ########## End - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits
  
  
  ########## Begin - Custom redirects
  #
  # If you need to redirect some pages, or set a canonical non-www to
  # www redirect (or vice versa), place that code here. Ensure those
  # redirects use the correct RewriteRule syntax and the [R=301,L] flags.
  #
  ########## End - Custom redirects
  
  #  Uncomment following line if your webserver's URL
  #  is not directly related to physical file paths.
  #  Update Your Joomla! Directory (just / for root)
  
  # RewriteBase /
  
  
  ########## Begin - Joomla! core SEF Section
  #
  RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
  #
  # If the requested path and file is not /index.php and the request
  # has not already been internally rewritten to the index.php script
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index\.php
  # and the request is for root, or for an extensionless URL, or the
  # requested URL ends with one of the listed extensions
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (/[^.]*|\.(php|html?|feed|pdf|raw))$ [NC]
  # and the requested path and file doesn't directly match a physical file
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
  # and the requested path and file doesn't directly match a physical folder
  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
  # internally rewrite the request to the index.php script
  RewriteRule .* index.php [L]
  #
  ########## End - Joomla! core SEF Section
  
  #AddHandler application/x-httpd-php5 .php
  #php_flag magic_quotes_gpc Off
  
  #CheckSpelling On
  
  
  &lt;IfModule mod_expires.c&gt;
  
  # Enable expirations
  ExpiresActive On
  
  # Default directive
  ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 month"
  
  # My favicon
  ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access plus 1 year"
  
  # Images
  ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 month"
  ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 month"
  
  # CSS
  ExpiresByType text/css "access 1 month"
  
  # Javascript
  ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 year"
  ExpiresByType text/x-javascript "access 1 month" 
  &lt;/IfModule&gt;  
  </code></pre>