Problem with custom 404 page :(

[eluser]Clooner[/eluser]
First of all: don't redirect, if you don't want it to be redirected!

I used this method a few times over already and this will give you all the flexibility you need! In case the controller and / or funtion do not exists I suggest you make a catch all controller/function in your route

Code:

// controllers
$route['products/(:any)/(:num)'] = 'products/$1/$2';
$route['news/(:any)/(:num)'] = 'news/$1/$2';
$route['users/(:any)/(:num)'] = 'users/$1/$2';
// catch all
$route['(:any)'] = 'catch_all_ctrl/index';
// default
$route['default'] = 'lander/index';

You should place all other routes 'manually' before that. This seems like more work but it is really only a few extra lines of code.