[mauro269]

Hello guys,
this is my first thread here in the CodeIgniter forum because I've started to develop my website with this fantastic framework since just 1 month. My learning curve is growing really fast but there are some issues that currently I'm not able to solve and I need your support.

With the aim to create a dynamic website, I've created a controller named "rigatos" with inside a method named "cucuru".

PHP Code:

public function cucuru() {
       $this->load->view('templates/header');
       $this->load->view('templates/footer');
} 


What I want to do is to have the same content of the "cucuru" method also for other methods, without the need to write other methods.
What I have in mind is to create a table in my MySQL database (the name of the DB is "dork", the name of the table is "ogartab"). What I don't know is how to do this thing in the routes.php.

What I know is that, if I write:

$route['rigatos/carl'] = "rigatos/cucuru";

if I digit "localhost/rigatos/carl" the browser shows me the "localhost/rigatos/cucuru" page so it's ok.
Now, what I'm trying to do is that typing "localhost/rigatos/bat" the browser should show me the content of "localhost/rigatos/cucuru".

How can I do this? Do you have some suggestions?
Thanks for your help.

[arma7x]

$route['rigatos/(:any)'] = "rigatos/cucuru/$1";. Let's 3rd uri segment flexible not the 2nd. public function cucuru ($third_uri) {}

[mauro269]

Dear arma7x, thanks for your reply but this isn't what I'm looking for. 
If I use your $route, there will be no filter...instead, the cucuru should be limited only to some specific words (hundreds, but not infinite). A check of a specific table in the MySQL Database can filter the possible words that I can use in my URLs redirecting to "cucuru" method.

[arma7x]

If searching in specific table does not found anything then show_404(). Or do switchcase/ifelse. Can you more specific on your question?

[mauro269]

Excuse me, I didn't understand. What I'm saying is that I don't want to use the (:any) but select the methods from my MySQL database or anything else that I can access. I hope now my request is more clear.

[PaulD]

I think arma7x is correct btw.

Why not use the :any command?

Code:

$route['rigatos/(:any)'] = "rigatos/cucuru/$1";.

Now your rigatos controller checks to see if the collected variable is in your database.

Code:

class Rigatos extends CI_Controller {

  public function cucuru($word='')
  {
      // check to see if $word is in the database (or file, or array of acceptable terms, or whatever)
      ....

     // it is, great, do something
     ....

     // it is not, then deal with that
     ....

  }
}

You said

What I want to do is to have the same content of the "cucuru" method also for other methods, without the need to write other methods.

That is a little confusing, but perhaps the curcuru function needs to be in a library, so other functions can call it at will?

Perhaps if you give a little more information about what you are trying to achieve someone can suggest a better way to achieve it.

Best wishes,

Paul.

[mauro269]

Hello guys, I apologize for the late reply.
So, you are saying that I should do the check directly inside the method().

Can I ask you to please help me on defining the instruction to check if $word is in the database?
Thanks