Codeigniter hide URL segments

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I am new to codeigniter, is it possible to hide some segments in URL but need them inside controller, I know this might be a stupid question but for SEO I need to know.

My current URL:

http://mysite.com/mobiles/smartphone/iphone-5/1534

Now here mobiles is my controller, smartphone is my function within mobiles controller, iphone-5 is the product name(just for SEO purpose) and the last 1534 is the ID which I need for SQL query

Is it possible to get this kind of URL

http://mysite.com/mobiles/smartphone/iphone-5/

Here the main ID is not present in URL but in controller when I do $this->uri->segment(4) can I get that ID.

In simple words I just want to hide the ID from URL for SEO

What if you make the url like iphone-5---1534 in your controller just explode by --- — M Khalid Junaid
– M Khalid Junaid, Commented Jul 9, 2013 at 18:14
that makes a bad URL for SEO, I just want I PHONE 5 on url with class name and function name — Niraj Chauhan
– Niraj Chauhan, Commented Jul 9, 2013 at 18:25
I think but i am not sure that this requirement cannot be achieved — M Khalid Junaid
– M Khalid Junaid, Commented Jul 9, 2013 at 18:45

Furkat U. · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-09 18:51:48Z

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The answer is no, you cannot do this, because codeigniter reads segments from browser URI. For such cases there is alias/slug. It is uniquely identification of each posts by aliasing/slugging title of the post e.g. The New Iphone 6 Released = the-new-iphone-6-released etc.

answered Jul 9, 2013 at 18:51

Furkat U.

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