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Help for htacces or routing - gbwebapps - 04-07-2017
I have this scenario:
One controller called Brands with relative class Brands.
Inside this controller the following functions:
index() - This is showing the list of all brands inside my db
show($slug) - This is showing the detail of the brand clicked and all list of the products related with that brand.
detail($slug) - This is showing the detail of one product belonging to the previous product list
When I call index, as normal, I have a url like that:
- http://localhost/brands
When I click on a brand of this list, I have an url like that:
- http://localhost/brands/show/apple
When I click on a product of this list, I have an url like that:
- http://localhost/brands/detail/macbook-13-retina
I would like to have previous urls in this form:
- http://localhost/brands
- http://localhost/brands/apple
- http://localhost/brands/apple/macbook-13-retina
Now, I've read a lot of tutorials and I've read how to routing library works, but
I can't understand if routes can help me more than a htaccess.
Also, the cms I'm building can be installed with a different language than English, so I can have
for example:
- http://localhost/brands but as well
- http://localhost/marcas or
- http://localhost/marche
How can I use routing or htaccess for to get the above changes?
Can someone help me? Thank you very much in advance...
Giorgio
RE: Help for htacces or routing - PaulD - 04-07-2017
Hi,
I think the language part of your question is a seperate issue all by itself.
In response to this:
Code:
- http://localhost/brands
- http://localhost/brands/apple
- http://localhost/brands/apple/macbook-13-retinaWithout routes you could easily achieve this in one controller.
controller Brands.php
PHP Code:
public function index($brand='', $product='') {
...
if (!empty($product)) {
// call your product model and do whatever
// or redirect without a refresh
} else if (!empty($brand)) {
// call your brand model and do whatever
} else {
// show all brands
}
}
Or with routes you could do
PHP Code:
$route['brands/:any/:any'] = 'catalog/product_lookup/$1/$2';
$route['brands/:any'] = 'catalog/brand_lookup/$1';
$route['brands'] = 'catalog/all_brands';
Hope that helps,
Paul.
PS Routes docs are here: https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/general/routing.html
RE: Help for htacces or routing - gbwebapps - 04-07-2017
Thank you for your fast reply! I will try as soon as possible!
Giorgio
RE: Help for htacces or routing - PaulD - 04-07-2017
Then of course, once that is working, you could add:
PHP Code:
$route['marcas/:any/:any'] = 'catalog/product_lookup/$1/$2';
$route['marcas/:any'] = 'catalog/brand_lookup/$1';
$route['marcas'] = 'catalog/all_brands';
And similar for other languages. But that really depends how you choose to go about implementing a multi-lingual site. There are lots of options and no real 'best' answer, just what suits your site.
Paul.
RE: Help for htacces or routing - gbwebapps - 04-08-2017
Hi Paul and thank you one more time for your help
I was reading with attention the route config file guide and I have to say that it was a misunderstanding in my topic.
So route is:
Code:
$route['brands'] = 'categories';This example above says that if routing class found in the url the word 'brands', that link is remapped to a controller categories.
So 'categories' is something that already have to exist. This is a remapped.
In fact, putting:
Code:
$route['brands'] = 'categories';Code:
$route['brands'] = 'my_word_is_not_a_controller_or_function';I don't want a remapped action, I want a rewrite action.
In my idea, I'd like that the normal class/method/param were mapped correctly but with other words, beacuse of the slugs are depending by the user that introduces data...
I hope I explain good myself...
Please tell me if my thought is correct...
Giorgio
RE: Help for htacces or routing - gbwebapps - 04-12-2017
After days and days I solved my problem...
I interpreted in a bad way your reply, but after I understood it and I solve it.
Thanks a lot!