angularjs ngroute and htaccess rewrite - angularjs

Question

I am wondering how to work angularjs ngRoute and htaccess rewrite together.
I have ngRoute working so I get URLs like these:
http://domain.com/#/something/somestring
But I would very much like this result:
http://domain.com/something/somestring
In other words, I'd like to get rid of /# in my URLs.
I've done this before with .htaccess and mod_rewrite.c and PHP, but I have no clue how to achieve the same result with AngularJS.
Any pointers, tutorial-links, articles, etc. that explains how this can be done, or simply an example would be greatly appreciated.
A few requirements:
I should still be able to do my routing the same way I've done so far:
blogApp.config(['$routeProvider',
function($routeProvider) {
$routeProvider.
when('/page/:pagePermaLink', {
templateUrl: './assets/templates/page.html',
controller: 'pageCtrl'
}).
when('/article', {
templateUrl: './assets/templates/article.html',
controller: 'articleCtrl'
}).
otherwise({
redirectTo: '/home',
templateUrl: './assets/templates/page.html',
controller: 'mainCtrl'
});
}]);
The URL query string, like :pagePermaLink should still be accessible from the scope:
blogCtrl.controller('pageCtrl', ['$scope', '$routeParams', '$http',
function($scope, $routeParams, $http) {
var foo = $routeParams.pagePermaLink;
// ...
}]);

Answer 1

If you've already done your rewrites, you should just be able to set $locationProvider.html5Mode(true). See https://github.com/angular-ui/ui-router/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions#how-to-configure-your-server-to-work-with-html5mode
Also, similar stack overflow questions might be of assistance:
Angular Direct Url without hash
$location / switching between html5 and hashbang mode / link rewriting