title: Removing string from URL using .htaccess
body: <p>I have URLs in the form of <code>example.com/pages/page1</code> and <code>/example.com/pages/page2</code></p>
  
  <p>Is there an easy way in <code>.htaccess</code> to get rid of the <code>/pages/</code> section, so my URLs are:</p>
  
  <pre><code>example.com/page1
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>