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")
       }
   
   
   
   }