[eluser]Jelmer[/eluser]
That's by far not the best way to do this, in fact it's a pretty bad one since you'd have to edit your /system/ files on every CI update. Also it's bad because there's a pretty simple way to do the same within the system\application\config\routes.php file.
If I understand you correctly, you want every request to be handled by the same default controller if no controller can be found. While there are I believe even better ways to do this, the way I solved this problem was by first registering all my other controllers and then closing with the default router which is set to 'welcome' by the final rule:
Code:
$route[':any'] = 'welcome';
All the others you'll have to set
before that rule by adding them:
Code:
$route['other_controller/(:any)'] = 'other_controller/$1';
Or with 2 rules if you want it to work without the function set as well:
Code:
$route['other_controller/(:any)'] = 'other_controller/$1';
$route['other_controller'] = 'other_controller';
I'll admit it's a bit more work, but keeping the system files without edits will save you many headaches when updating CI to the latest version.
