Hiding default controller name in PHP CodeIgniter URLs

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I am trying to remove the default controller name from URLs in CodeIgniter using htaccess; I have hidden index.php but also want rid of the default controller which is currently called con_index.

For example if site root was mysite.com, mysite.com/con_index/function1 would change to mysite.com/function1 and so on.

All other controllers can remain in the url, so if I had another controller called locations with a function called location1, mysite.com/locations/location1 would stay the same.

I think this makes for a more conventional structure rather than a class and function name popping in there the second you leave the site root. Gnashed my teeth trying to achieve this, can anyone help?

Can't you just create a controller called "function1" and leave the "con_index" controller only for your home page? — Nick Pyett
– Nick Pyett, Commented Jun 5, 2011 at 16:46

Brad Mace · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-08 05:01:04Z

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Try this inside your .htaccess :

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^(.*)\/$ index.php/com_index/$1 [nc] [L]

This would replace any occurrences inside brackets with $1. So, when you're calling www.example.com/function_1/ it actually calls www.example.com/com_index/function_1

However, I'm not sure it works for CI because CI might have some restrictions for accessing the URL Route.

edited Aug 8, 2011 at 5:01

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BebliucGeorge · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-05 12:44:53Z

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Have you tried using

$route['default_controller'] = 'con_index'

CodeIgniter Default Controller

answered Jun 5, 2011 at 12:44

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James Harmston Over a year ago

Yes, that's already there. I don't want it to appear in the URL string though.

BebliucGeorge Over a year ago

Here is an idea, but not sure it works. Go to : application/config/routes.php and add: $route['/(:any)'] = "con_index/$1";

James Harmston Over a year ago

That didn't work I'm afraid, I've been trying to do similar thinks in htaccess without success. I only need to hide my default controller con_index, the others can remain.

James Harmston Over a year ago

I've had a play, and can get the effect I want by adding $route['function1'] = 'con_index/function1' to routes.php. However I would need a rule like this for every function/page off the default controller. Not the best solution, can anyone do any better?

BebliucGeorge Over a year ago

As CodeIgniter has support for regular expressions in it's url mapping, you can try something like this : $route['^(?!admin|login).*'] = “con_index/$0″; . Now all you have to do is replace admin or login with the controllers you want not the match your mapping. Just separate them with | in between.

user2640758 · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-19 07:34:35Z

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enter code here$route['(:any)'] = 'controller_name/function_name/$1';

it will replace controller and then u can try to access url by not putting controller name in it.

answered Nov 19, 2013 at 7:34

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