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CodeIgniter URLs

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By default, URLs in CodeIgniter are designed to be search-engine and human friendly. Rather than using the standard "query string" -approach to URLs that is synonymous with dynamic systems, CodeIgniter uses a segment-based approach:

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Note: Query string URLs can be optionally enabled, as described below.

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URI Segments

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The segments in the URL, in following with the Model-View-Controller approach, usually represent:

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The first segment represents the controller class that should be invoked.
The second segment represents the class function, or method, that should be called.
The third, and any additional segments, represent the ID and any variables that will be passed to the controller.

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The URI Class and the URL Helper -contain functions that make it easy to work with your URI data. In addition, your URLs can be remapped using the -URI Routing feature for more flexibility.

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Removing the index.php file

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By default, the index.php file will be included in your URLs:

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You can easily remove this file by using a .htaccess file with some simple rules. Here is an example - of such a file, using the "negative" method in which everything is redirected except the specified items:

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RewriteEngine on

-RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|images|robots\.txt)

-RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php/$1 [L]

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In the above example, any HTTP request other than those for index.php, images, and robots.txt is treated as -a request for your index.php file.

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Adding a URL Suffix

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In your config/config.php file you can specify a suffix that will be added to all URLs generated -by CodeIgniter. For example, if a URL is this:

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Enabling Query Strings

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In some cases you might prefer to use query strings URLs:

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CodeIgniter optionally supports this capability, which can be enabled in your application/config.php file. If you -open your config file you'll see these items:

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$config['enable_query_strings'] = FALSE;

-$config['controller_trigger'] = 'c';

-$config['function_trigger'] = 'm';

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If you change "enable_query_strings" to TRUE this feature will become active. Your controllers and functions will then -be accessible using the "trigger" words you've set to invoke your controllers and methods:

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Please note: If you are using query strings you will have to build your own URLs, rather than utilizing -the URL helpers (and other helpers that generate URLs, like some of the form helpers) as these are designed to work with -segment based URLs.

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CodeIgniter User Guide Version 2.0.3

CodeIgniter URLs

URI Segments

Removing the index.php file

Adding a URL Suffix

Enabling Query Strings