Change Dynamic Url using htaccess in codeigniter

Question

I have the following url structure: www.mysite.com/temporary/articles.php/artid=1

I would like to change it with: www.mysite.com/temporary/articles/article-title-here.

where article-title should be based on artid . Anyone can tell me how can I do that?

Answer 1

No .htaccess needed. I would create another controller method and add some routes. I would use the following approach:

1. You submit the following URL: www.mysite.com/temporary/articles.php/artid=1

2. CI catches it and reroutes it as such: In your routes.php:

    $route['temporary/articles.php/artid=(:any)'] = "temporary/articles/search_by_id/$1"; 

3. In your Controller:

    class Articles extends CI_Controller { public function index($title){ //load your model //from your model, query your database to get your article info by title //send results to your view. } public function search_by_id($id){ //load your model //from your model, query your database to get your article title by id. Set it = $title redirect("temporary/articles/$title") } }