Problem: Routing Using Wild Cards

[eluser]Shiju S S[/eluser]
I have redefined the routes as

Code:

<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
$route['default_controller'] = "frontarea/frontpage";
$route['404_override'] = '';
$route['home'] = "frontarea/frontpage";

// Admin Area
$route['([admin]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'adminarea/$1/$2/$3/$4';
$route['([admin]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'adminarea/$1/$2/$3';
$route['([admin]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)'] = 'adminarea/$1/$2';
$route['([admin]+[a-z_]+)'] = 'adminarea/$1';

// Franchise Area
$route['([franchisee]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'franchiseearea/$1/$2/$3/$4';
$route['([franchisee]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'franchiseearea/$1/$2/3';
$route['([franchisee]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)'] = 'franchiseearea/$1/$2';
$route['([franchisee]+[a-z_]+)'] = 'franchiseearea/$1';

// staff Area
$route['([staff]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'staffarea/$1/$2/$3/$4';
$route['([staff]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'staffarea/$1/$2/3';
$route['([staff]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)'] = 'staffarea/$1/$2';
$route['([staff]+[a-z_]+)'] = 'staffarea/$1';

// front Area
$route['([front]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'frontarea/$1/$2/$3/$4';
$route['([front]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'frontarea/$1/$2/3';
$route['([front]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)'] = 'frontarea/$1/$2';
$route['([front]+[a-z_]+)'] = 'frontarea/$1';

Still the problem persists.
The controllers in admin area and franchiseearea is working well.
Staff area and front area is showing 404.

The reason why I am getting upset is, when I changed the order to:

Code:

<?php  if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
$route['default_controller'] = "frontarea/frontpage";
$route['404_override'] = '';
$route['home'] = "frontarea/frontpage";

// front Area
$route['([front]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'frontarea/$1/$2/$3/$4';
$route['([front]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'frontarea/$1/$2/3';
$route['([front]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)'] = 'frontarea/$1/$2';
$route['([front]+[a-z_]+)'] = 'frontarea/$1';

// staff Area
$route['([staff]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'staffarea/$1/$2/$3/$4';
$route['([staff]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'staffarea/$1/$2/3';
$route['([staff]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)'] = 'staffarea/$1/$2';
$route['([staff]+[a-z_]+)'] = 'staffarea/$1';


// Admin Area
$route['([admin]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'adminarea/$1/$2/$3/$4';
$route['([admin]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'adminarea/$1/$2/$3';
$route['([admin]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)'] = 'adminarea/$1/$2';
$route['([admin]+[a-z_]+)'] = 'adminarea/$1';

// Franchise Area
$route['([franchisee]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'franchiseearea/$1/$2/$3/$4';
$route['([franchisee]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'franchiseearea/$1/$2/3';
$route['([franchisee]+[a-z_]+)/(:any)'] = 'franchiseearea/$1/$2';
$route['([franchisee]+[a-z_]+)'] = 'franchiseearea/$1';

Front and Staff is working. Now admin and franchisee is not working.