Codeigniter dynamic page overriding controller

Question

I have a dynamic page called link ( from the db ) and I have a controller called link.Is there a way that I can stop them overriding each other?. My routes seem to be over written too.

Example:

In my db I have a url/slug called name but I also have a controller called name . How can I stop them overwriting each other?

Answer 1

What are you trying to achieve? It's better to avoid the name clash whenever possible. You need to work with your routing rules. If I understand you right, you may need to dinamicaly change your routing rules to include all your slug options first. It should look like:

$route['url-slug-1'] = "page/article"
$route['url-slug-2'] = "page/article"
$route['name']       = "page/article" // this should not call your "name" controller

In 'page' controller's 'article' method you can find out the slug value by using URI class.