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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/routing.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/routing.rst index 766e0b2ab..b2c9873ab 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/general/routing.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/routing.rst @@ -170,11 +170,16 @@ There are three reserved routes:: $route['default_controller'] = 'welcome'; -This route indicates which controller class should be loaded if the URI -contains no data, which will be the case when people load your root URL. -In the above example, the "welcome" class would be loaded. You are -encouraged to always have a default route otherwise a 404 page will -appear by default. +This route points to the action that should be executed if the URI contains +no data, which will be the case when people load your root URL. +The setting accepts a **controller/method** value and ``index()`` would be +the default method if you don't specify one. In the above example, it is +``Welcome::index()`` that would be called. + +.. note:: You can NOT use a directory as a part of this setting! + +You are encouraged to always have a default route as otherwise a 404 page +will appear by default. :: @@ -182,11 +187,13 @@ appear by default. This route indicates which controller class should be loaded if the requested controller is not found. It will override the default 404 -error page. It won't affect to the ``show_404()`` function, which will +error page. Same per-directory rules as with 'default_controller' +apply here as well. + +It won't affect to the ``show_404()`` function, which will continue loading the default *error_404.php* file at *application/views/errors/error_404.php*. - :: $route['translate_uri_dashes'] = FALSE; |