Codeigniter default routing doesn't work

Question

In my new CI project, I am getting the following error every time I try to access any URL other than the base url and the base url /index.php. For example, if I'd like to access the "about" page:

Not Found

The requested URL /my_base_url/about was not found on this server.

This is what my routes.php file looks like:

$route['default_controller'] = "base";
$route['about'] = "base/about";
$route['404_override'] = '';

I've triple checked my Base controller and it definitely has an about method (which loads an existing "about" view).

Here's my .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|images|robots\.txt)
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php/$1 [L]

And here's a few things I've set in my config.php file:

$config['base_url'] = 'http://localhost/my_base_url/';
$config['index_page'] = '';
$config['uri_protocol'] = 'AUTO';

What am I doing wrong? Any help much appreciated!

Jon Lin · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-14 19:29:13Z

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The htaccess file should be in the my_base_url directory, and you should include a rewrite base:

Options FollowSymLinks

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /my_base_url/
RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|images|robots\.txt)
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L]

edited Oct 14, 2013 at 19:29

answered Oct 14, 2013 at 18:36

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anniebabannie Over a year ago

I tried this, but then got "Forbidden You don't have permission to access /my_base_url/ on this server." (I checked the permissions on that directory though, and I should be able to view it!)

Jon Lin Over a year ago

@anniebabannie Are you sure index.php is one of the files in the DirectoryIndex list? Are you sure the htaccess file is actually getting read (and you have mod_rewrite loaded)?

anniebabannie Over a year ago

I checked my httpd.conf file and yes, index.php is listed. I tested to see if the htaccess file was getting read by putting in gibberish (resulted in Internal Server Error – so yes it IS being read), and yes mod_rewrite is being loaded.

Jon Lin Over a year ago

@anniebabannie try checking your error logs, it should give you a reason why it returned a 403 Forbidden (either can't access, or configuration disallows, etc.)

anniebabannie Over a year ago

I found this "[Mon Oct 14 12:22:54 2013] [error] [client ::1] Options FollowSymLinks or SymLinksIfOwnerMatch is off which implies that RewriteRule directive is forbidden" – I am not used to debugging apache server errors, where should I look to fix this?

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philosophocat · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-14 19:00:41Z

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If you use Apache, take a look in config file.

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

AllowOverride All

answered Oct 14, 2013 at 19:00

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anniebabannie Over a year ago

Yep, both of those lines are in my httpd.conf file. I tried what Jon Lin (below) suggested but now I'm just getting "Forbidden You don't have permission to access /my_base_url/ on this server."

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