If a user follows this url:
http://localhost/events/info.php How can I remove the .php extension via htaccess so the user gets routed to index.php and my Events Controller into the Info function? I basically want to create 301 redirects.
http://localhost/events/info I have old indexed links that I need to redirect to my controller functions so I do not get 404s.
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RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^events/info/$ index.php [L,QSA] What version of CI you are using?
normally we already got like this without .php
http://localhost/events/info To route to index.php (in view folder): you only need to do like this in your controller file.
controllers/events.php
function info(){ redirect('events/index'); } function index() { $this->load->view('index.php'); } A 301 redirect can be achieved using .htaccess
Redirect 301 events/info.php http://localhost/events/info You may find this tool useful for generating the redirects.
If you just want to route the URL: http://localhost/events/info.php to the info function in your events controller, then you don't have to remove .php from the URL, you can add a route in application/config/routes.php.
$route['events/info.php'] = 'events/info'; If you haven't already then you must also remove index.php, CodeIgniter's user guide explains how to do this.
If you'd like to remove .php from all your URLs to make them look cleaner, then there a lots of resources available, including other answers on SO.
