Simple sub-directory pages

Hello, As I am a beginer with CI, I am having a issue by defining sub pages which are in the sub folders.

What I want :

• Directory should be like : application/views/pages/hosting/hosting-about.php
  

I am successfully done working with : application/views/pages/aboutme.php

My Pages controller :

Code:

class Pages extends CI_Controller{

     public function view($page = 'home'){

       if(!file_exists(APPPATH.'views/pages/'.$page.'.php')){
         show_404();
       }

       $data['title'] = ucfirst($page);

       $this->load->view('partials/header');
       $this->load->view('pages/'.$page, $data);
       $this->load->view('partials/footer');

     }

     // public function subview($page = 'hosting'){
     //
     //   if(!file_exists(APPPATH.'views/pages/hosting/'.$page.'.php')){
     //     show_404();
     //   }
     //
     //   $data['title'] = ucfirst($page);
     //
     //   $this->load->view('partials/header');
     //   $this->load->view('pages/hosting/'.$page, $data);
     //   $this->load->view('partials/footer');
     //
     // }

   }

My Routes :

Code:

$route['default_controller'] = 'pages/view';


$route['(:any)'] = 'pages/view/$1';
//$route['(:any)'] = 'pages/subview/$1';
//$route['hosting/(:any)'] = 'hosting/view/$1';
//$route['hosting/(:any)'] = 'pages/hosting/view/$1';
//$route['(:any)/(:any)'] = "pages/hosting/view/$1";


$route['404_override'] = '';
$route['translate_uri_dashes'] = FALSE;

With this configuration I can access : http://localhost/mysite/contact/
But I want to access like this : http://localhost/mysite/hosting/hosting-about.php

There is no internal relation between pages like parent or child, I just want to access through the sub folder within the pages folder.

As I am new with CI, please help me with the broad explanation and from best practice perspectives. 
Thanks in Advance !

In CI, multiple segments after the controller/method path are handled as subsequent parameters.
One solution could be this:

PHP Code:

public function view($page = 'home', $subview=NULL){

  if ($subview) {
    $view = $page . '/' . $subview;  //$page is handled as a folder
    $title = ucfirst($subview);
  }
  else {
    $view = $page;  //$page is handled as a file
    $title = ucfirst($page);
  }

  if(!file_exists(APPPATH . 'views/pages/' . $view . 'php')){
    show_404();
  }
  
  $data['title'] =$title;
  $this->load->view('partials/header');
  $this->load->view('pages/'.$view, $data);
  $this->load->view('partials/footer');
} 


I have done this by doing something like :

Code:

public function view($page = 'home'){

       if(!file_exists(APPPATH.'views/pages/'.$page.'.php')){
         show_404();
       }

       $data['title'] = ucfirst($page);

       $this->load->view('partials/header');
       $this->load->view('pages/'.$page, $data);
       $this->load->view('partials/footer');

     }

     public function subview($page = 'hosting'){

       if(!file_exists(APPPATH.'views/pages/hosting/'.$page.'.php')){
         show_404();
       }

       $data['title'] = ucfirst($page);

       $this->load->view('partials/header');
       $this->load->view('pages/hosting/'.$page, $data);
       $this->load->view('partials/footer');

     }

And route :

Code:

$route['default_controller'] = 'pages/view';


$route['(:any)'] = 'pages/view/$1';
$route['hosting/(:any)'] = 'pages/subview/$1';

But I will probably get the problem when I will have another folder inside pages/ , in that case I have set another route for that.

So, yeah your way is a better solution, 
Can you show me how I am going to manage route in your case ?

Thanks for the help.

So, yeah your way is a better solution, 
Can you show me how I am going to manage route in your case ?

You don't need any specific route to handle the url.

Code:

$route['(:any)'] = 'pages/view/$1';

is just fine I guess.

It's not working when I am trying to access http://localhost/mysite/hosting/web-hosting.php
It says not found !

It's not working when I am trying to access http://localhost/mysite/hosting/web-hosting.php

In CI, you don't refer to a php file, but to a controller and a method.

The correct url should be:

Code:

http://localhost/mysite/hosting/web-hosting

In this case, CI is looking for a controller called "hosting" and a method inside that controller called "web-hosting", unless you've setup routes to route the url to a different controller (and method).

I know in CI, we don't refer to directly .php file, I was just saying that I couldn't access that page.
and yeah your solution still not working.
Can you check again please, thanks for the help

Try this route:

PHP Code:

$route['hosting/(:any)'] = 'pages/view/hosting/$1'; 


In my example view function, there was a dot missing:

PHP Code:

 if(!file_exists(APPPATH . 'views/pages/' . $view . 'php')){ 


To make it work, insert a . before php:

PHP Code:

 if(!file_exists(APPPATH . 'views/pages/' . $view . '.php')){ 


I tested this, and on my localhost it works.
Is this how you want it to work?

Your 'not found' message, is that the Codeigniter 404 message like so:



Then you indeed have some routing issues.

Or, if you are seeing such an error more like:



Then your CodeIgniter app is not loaded at all and it's (probably) a .htaccess problem.