codeigniter controller index function call requires its name

Question

I have a Controller named Categories and one function in it called index with 1 parameter $cat_id

so it looks like this:

<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');

class categories extends CI_Controller {

    function __construct(){
        parent::__construct();
    }

    public function index($cat_id = null){

    }
}

the problem comes when i call it from the browser... i use this:

http://www.mysite.dev/categories/12311323

but returns 404 error page

instead if i use

http://www.mysite.dev/categories/index/12313131

will work fine...

how can i make sure it wont need index in the URL for the index function?

flurry · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-02 23:05:02Z

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The default CodeIgniter routing is /controller/function/argument. In order to specify an argument, you need to first specify the function. If you want to specify an argument without the function, you need to define a custom route. Adding this line to your route configuration file should do what you want.

$route['categories/(:num)'] = "categories/index/$1";

answered Jun 2, 2012 at 23:05

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stergosz Over a year ago

yeah i had this but i forgot to add the /index/... damn i need some sleep

hakre · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-02 23:01:48Z

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What you describe are the default (pre-configured) routes of CI. You can define your own to make the pattern you describe in your question work. See: URI Routing

answered Jun 2, 2012 at 23:01

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