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@@ -140,9 +140,12 @@ file and set this variable::
$route['default_controller'] = 'blog';
-Where Blog is the name of the controller class you want used. If you now
+Where 'blog' is the name of the controller class you want used. If you now
load your main index.php file without specifying any URI segments you'll
-see your Hello World message by default.
+see your "Hello World" message by default.
+
+For more information, please refer to the "Reserved Routes" section of the
+:doc:`URI Routing <routing>` documentation.
Remapping Method Calls
======================
@@ -263,12 +266,12 @@ Trying to access it via the URL, like this, will not work::
Organizing Your Controllers into Sub-directories
================================================
-If you are building a large application you might find it convenient to
-organize your controllers into sub-directories. CodeIgniter permits you
-to do this.
+If you are building a large application you might want to hierarchically
+organize or structure your controllers into sub-directories. CodeIgniter
+permits you to do this.
-Simply create folders within your *application/controllers/* directory
-and place your controller classes within them.
+Simply create sub-directories under the main *application/controllers/*
+one and place your controller classes within them.
.. note:: When using this feature the first segment of your URI must
specify the folder. For example, let's say you have a controller located
@@ -281,8 +284,9 @@ and place your controller classes within them.
example.com/index.php/products/shoes/show/123
Each of your sub-directories may contain a default controller which will be
-called if the URL contains only the sub-folder. Simply name your default
-controller as specified in your *application/config/routes.php* file.
+called if the URL contains *only* the sub-directory. Simply put a controller
+in there that matches the name of your 'default_controller' as specified in
+your *application/config/routes.php* file.
CodeIgniter also permits you to remap your URIs using its :doc:`URI
Routing <routing>` feature.