[balinor]

I actually disagree with both of these statements. First, CDSEO isn't a solution by itself (but I do recommend it in addition to the solution I"m going to give you) and it doesn't cause 'painful' upgrades later on.

In order to get rid of xcart/home.php, you need to do two things:

1. Move the X-Cart installation to the root directory. This is a bit tricky, but you need to move everything from the xcart/ directory into your root directory. That can be done via FTP. Once you move it, you'll need to update the config.php file and remove the xcart/ sub-directory from the configuration.

2. After you move it, if you install CDSEO that will remove the home.php part for you ,and also provide you with all the tools necessary for a well optimized site. Alternatively, you simply need to put this in your .htaccess file:

DirectoryIndex home.php