Merge branch 'develop' of https://github.com/EllisLab/CodeIgniter into develop

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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index 1c1100b3d..5fc86b1b5 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ Release Date: Not Released
 
    -  :doc:`URI Routing <general/routing>` changes include:
 
+      -  Added possibility to route requests using HTTP verbs.
       -  Added possibility to route requests using callbacks.
       -  Added a new reserved route (*translate_uri_dashes*) to allow usage of dashes in the controller and method URI segments.
       -  Deprecated methods ``fetch_directory()``, ``fetch_class()`` and ``fetch_method()`` in favor of their respective public properties.
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/routing.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/routing.rst
index 5520f59fe..0b91d3fa9 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/routing.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/routing.rst
@@ -142,6 +142,29 @@ routing rules to process the back-references. Example::
 		return 'catalog/product_edit/' . strtolower($product_type) . '/' . $id;
 	};
 
+Using HTTP verbs in routes
+==========================
+
+It is possible to use HTTP verbs (request method) to define your routing rules.
+This is particularly useful when building RESTful applications. You can use standard HTTP
+verbs (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, PATCH) or a custom one such (e.g. PURGE). HTTP verb rules
+are case-insensitive. All you need to do is to add the verb as an array key to your route.
+Example::
+
+	$route['products']['put'] = 'product/insert';
+
+In the above example, a PUT request to URI "products" would call the ``Product::insert()``
+controller method.
+
+::
+
+	$route['products/(:num)']['DELETE'] = 'product/delete/$1';
+
+A DELETE request to URL with "products" as first the segment and a number in the second will be
+mapped to the ``Product::delete()`` method, passing the numeric value as the first parameter.
+
+Using HTTP verbs is of course, optional.
+
 Reserved Routes
 ===============