how to check if url exists

lets re-phrase the question.

if someone enters a URL like : domain.com/elephant

does that URL cause an event like loading a view or does something else; id that what you mean ?

for a view you can do something in a controller like

Code:

public function showView($page)
{
    
    

$this->logic1= file_exists(APPPATH."Views/".$page.".php");

if( $this->logic1 == 1 )
{
load view
}
else

{

load view called info which states , page poes not exits
}

rout to pick up is :

Code:

$routes->get('(:any)','Pages::showView/$1');
//where Pages is a controller class and showView a method of the class using code above

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