Question

I’m testing my php app built with Codeigniter on local host (wamp). In Firefox all my URLs go to my default controller unless I add a trailing slash.

e.g. site.com/controller/method/

Even methods not expecting a third URI segment are redirected. Does anyone know the reason behind this?

Update

application/config/routes.php

$route['default_controller'] = "pages"; //loads homepage view
$route['404_override'] = '';

I’m not using .htaccess on localserver

Answer 1

You mentioned you are not using .htaccess but without rewriting /controller/method/ into appropriate path your application will fail. Usual .htaccess file for a CodeIgniter application should contain at least the following configuration for rewriting

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L]