How to change the codeigniter's URL using .htaccess file

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I'd like to know how to do the URL rewriting using .htaccess file. My web application is based on PHP CodeIgniter and I am going to implement the SEF function.

Current URL is

http://localhost/index.php/sale/list

In this URL, "sale" is a controller name and "list" is a method name. I'd like to replace the URL with http://localhost/index.php/product-sales/list

I would think this can be done easily with .htaccess file if you know .htaccess well.

Thanks for your attention and time. Regards,

Why not change your routing in the routes file. codeigniter.com/user_guide/general/routing.html — Daniel
– Daniel, Commented Sep 15, 2019 at 16:24
Hi Daniel, I know I can change it in routing. But there are already many old urls on db. So I'd like to solve this with .htacess file. — Liki Crus
– Liki Crus, Commented Sep 15, 2019 at 16:27
Do you want to redirect only 1 link or multiple based on some parameters? — Mikeyhun
– Mikeyhun, Commented Sep 15, 2019 at 16:57
Hi Mikeyhun, I'd like to change the controller's part. I think it is 1 link. e.g. sale/list, sale/update, sale/search?order_by=xxx, etc. The above urls should be replaced with product-sales/list, product-sales/udpate and product-sales/search?order_by. — Liki Crus
– Liki Crus, Commented Sep 15, 2019 at 17:04
There are many tutorials on this: wpscholar.com/blog/simple-redirects-with-htaccess ... But I wouldn't go in that direction but start typing away in your routing system. You only put more dirt in your app if you don't fix the thing where it should be fixed. — Daniel
– Daniel, Commented Sep 15, 2019 at 17:05

Mikeyhun · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-16 20:50:26Z

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Put this into your .htaccess file and will rewrite everything that's index.php/sale/... to index.php/product-sales/...

RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^index\.php/sale/(.+)$ index.php/product-sales/$1 [R=301,L]

BUT I agree with @Daniel that it might be better to fix it in system rather than in htaccess

Edit: if i understand it right now, you just want to have a new url for the same controller so after you added the upper rule to your htaccess (so you redirect the old url's to the new one) you still need to add the new routes to the routes file like:

$route['product-sales/(:any)'] = 'sale/$1';

It should work now, if that's not the desired effect then explain more pls...

edited Sep 16, 2019 at 20:50

answered Sep 15, 2019 at 17:35

Mikeyhun

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Liki Crus Over a year ago

Thanks for your reply. But I couldn't get it solved.

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On  RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index.php/orders/(.+)$ index.php/product-sales/$1 [R=301,L]  RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^demo RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} phppointofsale.com RewriteRule ^robots\.txt$ robots_allow.txt  </IfModule>

Liki Crus Over a year ago

Additionally, I am running the Codeigniter on the local virtual host.@Mikeyhun

Mikeyhun Over a year ago

Wait! You still using the 'sale' controller and want to redirect everything from /sale/ and /product-sales/ to the 'sale' controller or you made a new controller? I'm a bit confused now (also that you wrote /orders/ to rewrite to 'product-sales'

Liki Crus Over a year ago

sorry for confusing. But I think there is no difference between controller names orders and sale on this topic.

Zillur Rahaman Opu · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-18 07:09:13Z

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All routing is defined in route.php file.

Navigate to your project. Open application/config/routes.php file.

$route['sale/list'] = 'product-sales/list/';

answered Sep 18, 2019 at 7:09

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