Remove segment from url in multi language site

Hi! i have this code...

View:

PHP Code:

<a href="<?php echo base_url('it/article/'.$a['slug']);?>">Blog Title</a> 


Routes:

PHP Code:

$routes->add('(:any)/it/article', 'It/Main::article/$1');
$routes->get('{locale}/article/(:any)', 'It/Main::article'); 


..and this link: www.mysite.com/it/article/title

I would like remove the word article form the link. My new link should be: www.mysite.com/it/slug

Thanks for the support.

What's your problem?

If you want to remove `article`, just remove it.

PHP Code:

<a href="<?php echo base_url('it/'.$a['slug']);?>">Blog Title</a> 


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Hi! i have this code...

View:

PHP Code:

<a href="<?php echo base_url('it/article/'.$a['slug']);?>">Blog Title</a> 


Routes:

PHP Code:

$routes->add('(:any)/it/article', 'It/Main::article/$1');
$routes->get('{locale}/article/(:any)', 'It/Main::article'); 


..and this link: www.mysite.com/it/article/title

I would like remove the word article form the link. My new link should be: www.mysite.com/it/slug

Thanks for the support.

using only :any() should meet your needs. Or try (:segment)

using only :any() should meet your needs. Or try (egment)

Thanks for reply and help me @demyr!

I tried to use only :any or egment:

PHP Code:

$routes->add('(:any)/it', 'It/Main::article/$1');
$routes->get('{locale}/(:any)', 'It/Main::article'); 


but i have this error:

Code:

Trying to access array offset on value of type null

Maybe the issue is in my controller? This is my snippet:

PHP Code:

public function article()
    {
        $slug = \Config\Services::request()->uri->getSegment(2);
        $data['article'] = $this->articlesModel->where('slug', $slug)->first();
        $dataArticle = $data['article'];
        $data['title'] = $dataArticle['meta_title'];
        $data['metaDescription'] = $dataArticle['meta_description'];
        $data['images'] = $this->imagesGalleryModel->where('article_id', $dataArticle['id'])->findAll();
        // latest articles
        $data['latestArticles'] = $this->articlesModel->orderBy('id', 'DESC')->where('status', 1)->findAll(5);
        // articoli più visti
        $builder = $this->db->table('tbl_articles');
        $builder->orderBy('hits', 'DESC');
        $data['hitsArticles'] = $builder->get(10);
        // article visit
        $builder = $this->db->table('tbl_articles');
        $builder->set('hits', 'hits+1', FALSE);
        $builder->where('slug', $slug);
        $builder->update();

        return view('article', $data);
    } 


Thanks for the support!

It looks like you are trying to add and view the result within the same method (It/Main::article). Have you tried seperating them? Plus, can you see any response data from your controller, I mean for example:

PHP Code:

$slug = \Config\Services::request()->uri->getSegment(2);

echo $slug;
die(); 


It looks like you are trying to add and view the result within the same method (It/Main::article). Have you tried seperating them? Plus, can you see any response data from your controller, I mean for example:

PHP Code:

$slug = \Config\Services::request()->uri->getSegment(2);

echo $slug;
die(); 


Hi @demyr!
I have a view called blog with categories and articles for each category.

blog method:

PHP Code:

    public function blog()
    {
        $data['title'] = '';
        $data['metaDescription'] = '';
        $data['articles'] = $this->articlesModel->orderBy('id', 'DESC')->where('status', 1)->findAll();
        $data['categories'] = $this->categoriesModel->where('lang', 'it')->findAll();

        echo view('blog', $data);
    } 


article method:

PHP Code:

public function article()
  {
    $slug = \Config\Services::request()->uri->getSegment(2);
    $data['article'] = $this->articlesModel->where('slug', $slug)->first();
    $dataArticle = $data['article'];
    $data['title'] = $dataArticle['meta_title'];
    $data['metaDescription'] = $dataArticle['meta_description'];
    $data['images'] = $this->imagesGalleryModel->where('article_id', $dataArticle['id'])->findAll();
    // // //
    $data['latestArticles'] = $this->articlesModel->orderBy('id', 'DESC')->where('status', 1)->findAll(5);
    // // //
    $builder = $this->db->table('tbl_articles');
    $builder->orderBy('hits', 'DESC');
    $data['hitsArticles'] = $builder->get(10);
    // // //
    $builder = $this->db->table('tbl_articles');
    $builder->set('hits', 'hits+1', FALSE);
    $builder->where('slug', $slug);
    $builder->update();

    return view('article', $data);
  } 


Routes:

PHP Code:

// TEST
$routes->add('(:any)/it/', 'It/Main::article/$1');
$routes->get('{locale}/(:segment)', 'It/Main::article/(:segment)');

// GOOD WITH WORD ARTICLE IN LINK: mysite.com/it/article/slug
// $routes->add('(:any)/it/article', 'It/Main::article/$1');
// $routes->get('{locale}/article/(:any)', 'It/Main::article');

$routes->get('{locale}/blog', 'It/Main::blog'); 


The error is the same: Trying to access array offset on value of type null
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I have this code in another site with one language, CI 4.0.4 and PHP 7.4 and all works fine!

I tried your code and the uri segment is correct i can see the answer from my controller.
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Thanks for help me!

Oh. Have you tried

PHP Code:

$routes->get('{locale}/(:any)', 'It/Main::article/$1'); 


By the way, you said that you could retrieve data when you try on Controller but you didn't share it. And it seems like it cannot reach that meta_title.