Routing inside modules Codeigniter hmvc

Question

I want a 'global link' to each module like this:

Inside application/config/routes.php

$route['search'] = 'searchPage';

if the user is typing search in the url it needs to go to module searchPage, there is where the routes inside the module comes in. Or that's my plan, I want a default routing inside that module.

Inside modules/searchPage/config/routes.php

$route['searchPage'] = 'Welcome/showMessage';

go to the Welcome controller with function showMessage.

-modules
--searchPage
---config
----routes.php
---controllers
---views
---models

inside my Welcome controller:

<?php
defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');

class Welcome extends MX_Controller {

    public function showMessage()
    {
        $this->load->view('test');
    }
}
?>

Version: Wiredesignz 5.5 and codeigniter 3.0.3

But this don't work. Can someone explain why this doesn't work?

I found a solution:

I have placed this code in application/config/routes.php

$modules_path = APPPATH.'modules/';     
$modules = scandir($modules_path);

foreach($modules as $module)
{
    if($module === '.' || $module === '..') continue;
    if(is_dir($modules_path) . '/' . $module)
    {
        $routes_path = $modules_path . $module . '/config/routes.php';
        if(file_exists($routes_path))
        {
            require($routes_path);
        }
        else
        {
            continue;
        }
    }
}

And inside modules/searchPage/config/routes.php

$route['searchPage'] = 'searchPage/Welcome/showMessage';

Answer 1

Your structure is not well performed

-modules
--searchPage
---config
----routes.php
---controllers
---views
---models

it should look like this

    -config
    --routes.php
    -modules
    --searchPage
    ---controllers
    ---views
    ---models

you can only have one config folder and has to be outside the modules folder, same as all the php files of configuration

Answer 2

If your module is named searchPage

$route['searchPage'] = 'searchPage/welcome/showMessage';
$route['some_name'] = 'module/controller/function';

Directory Example

modules >

modules > searchPage >

modules > searchPage > controllers >

modules > searchPage > controllers > Welcome.php

If you did not remove index.php with a htaccess you may need to include index.php in you url.

With your config and routes in your modules folder it is best to use the one in the main application > config > routes.php and application > config > config.php