Codeigniter 3 - how to remove the function name from URL

Question

My URL is:

example.com/controller/function/parameter
=> example.com/category/index/category_name

I need:

example.com/category/category_name

I have tried several solutions provided by Stackoverflow questions asked on this, but it´s not working. Either it redirects to home or a 404 page not found.

The options I have tried are:

$route['category'] = "category/index"; //1

$route['category/(:any)'] = "category/index"; //2

$route['category/(:any)'] = "category/index/$1";  //3

Another route is:

$route['default_controller'] = 'home';

The htaccess file:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|images|robots\.txt|css)
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L]

In config file I have:

$config['url_suffix'] = '';

$route['category/(:any)'] = "category/index/$1"; //3 this must work fine. I have tried it. And getting correct response — B. Desai
– B. Desai, Commented Jul 9, 2017 at 5:29
i think you just need route #3. can you show your category controller? — Atmahadli
– Atmahadli, Commented Jul 9, 2017 at 5:30

TimBrownlaw · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-09 05:29:33Z

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I am not sure why you couldn't get it to work.

Here is some test code I created to check this out... This is using CI 3.1.5.

.htaccess - same as what you have...

Controller - Category.php

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

class Category extends CI_Controller {

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

    public function index($category_name = 'None Selected') {
        echo "The Category name is " . $category_name;
    }
}

routes.php

$route['category/(:any)'] = "category/index/$1";  //3 - this works

$route['default_controller'] = 'welcome';
$route['404_override'] = '';
$route['translate_uri_dashes'] = FALSE;

Test URLS

/category/ output: The Category name is None Selected

/category/fluffy-bunnies output: The Category name is fluffy-bunnies

Have a play with that and see if you can find the issue.

answered Jul 9, 2017 at 5:29

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Chetan Deora Over a year ago

localhost/campnew/category/garden-tents-2380 takes to home page... While link localhost/campnew/category/index/garden-tents-2380 displays "The Category name is garden-tents-2380 " on top of the page

Tpojka Over a year ago

@TimBrownlaw Default routes should be first ones but also when ever you have some kind of wild card placeholder, it should go at most end line applicable.

TimBrownlaw Over a year ago

@Tpojka ideally yes. I just put it at the top to make it stick out a bit more and to ensure it got first go when testing... Remember it is just Debug/test code...

Tpojka Over a year ago

I can (or you too) notice it on first look. I am just telling that proposed code should be given in a way like there is no chance for producing other eventual errors (not explicitly nor implicitly) tied to first problem.

Alex Mac · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-09 07:43:20Z

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I think you have error in your .htaccess file. Please find below code for .htaccess file.

You can use RewriteBase to provide a base for your rewrites.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /campnew/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|images|robots\.txt|css)
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L]

In Controller your method.

public function index($category_name = null) {
    $this->load->model('category_model');

    $data = array();

    if ($query = $this->category_model->get_records_view($category_name)) {
        $data['recordss'] = $query;
    }
    if ($query2 = $this->category_model->get_records_view2($category_name)) 
    {
        $data['recordsc2'] = $query2;
    }

    $data['main_content'] = 'category';
    $this->load->view('includes/template', $data);
}

In Model File

public function get_records_view($category){
    $this->db->where('a.linkname', $category); 
}

Let me know if it not works.

edited Jul 9, 2017 at 7:43

answered Jul 9, 2017 at 6:20

Alex Mac

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Chetan Deora Over a year ago

it still redirects to the home page

Alex Mac Over a year ago

Have you added $route['category/(:any)'] = "category/index/$1"; line in your config/routs.php file.?

Alex Mac Over a year ago

Also how you are passing parameters in your model function..? I can not see it in your controller function.

Chetan Deora Over a year ago

In model function using where('a.linkname', $this->uri->segment(3)); to get the related details from db & show products in view-page coming under that category

Alex Mac Over a year ago

Lets discuss on chat : chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/148714/…

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