CodeIgniter doesn't display website properly on server

Question

I created a site in PHP using CodeIgniter framework. When it was done, I edited routes.php file and added .htaccess file to eliminate /index.php/ part from URL.

Now, when I try to open it in localhost, it works fine, I can access http://localhost/mysite and get the landing page I wanted.

But, the problem is when I try to access the site on server, I get an error. So if I open something like http://mysite.com I get CodeIngniters' default 404 page. I can open all other pages if I specify their URL, like: http://mysite.com/about but when someone else opens the site, he gets an error and he doesn't know what to type in order to pass by that error.

What should I do to fix this? Thanks in advance.

EDIT: .htaccess

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

Can you show us what changes you made to each file mentioned? — Dale, Aug 01 '13 at 11:35
I'm thinking the error is with the htaccess file specifically — Dale, Aug 01 '13 at 11:36
@Dale I edited the question with htaccess code @ VinodVT Yes, of course. — Misa Lazovic, Aug 01 '13 at 11:39
Have you tried using the official htaccess rewrite from [codeigniter user guide](http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-guide/general/urls.html)? it always works for me (except on godaddy hosting) — Dale, Aug 01 '13 at 11:41
Have a look in this post ..... http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17852585/how-to-call-codeigniter-controller-function-without-url-without-index/17852790#17852790 — Sharif, Aug 01 '13 at 11:49
Removing ? didn't work. Neither did official htaccess rewrite from codeigniter user guide. — Misa Lazovic, Aug 01 '13 at 11:53
@VinodVT I edited some routes and set default controller (it has index() function, so if nothing else is matched, it should open default_controller/index), and it all works in localhost, but not on server. — Misa Lazovic, Aug 01 '13 at 12:05

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 01 '13 at 11:42

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This .htaccess code works for me always, you can try this:

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

answered Aug 01 '13 at 11:42

Kalpesh Patel

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 01 '13 at 11:45

Your .htaccess does raise some concerns, you are attempting to pass the file location as a query string which may work in CodeIgniter but there is a better way of doing this.

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

Also, make sure in your config.php you have the following option set:

$config['uri_protocol'] = 'REQUEST_URI';

Good luck.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 01 '13 at 12:32

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This .htaccess code works

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

And in config

$config['index_page'] = '';

answered Aug 01 '13 at 12:32

Miomir Dancevic

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No. It still gives me 404. – Misa Lazovic Aug 01 '13 at 12:55
Give us your routes.php – Miomir Dancevic Aug 01 '13 at 13:37
And $config['base_url'] = 'YOUR WEBSITE'; – Miomir Dancevic Aug 01 '13 at 13:38
base_url is set. Here's routes.php: – Misa Lazovic Aug 01 '13 at 13:48
At end of routes try add $route["(.*)"] = 'MasterKontroler'; – Miomir Dancevic Aug 01 '13 at 13:52
In default_controller, do you have public function index() { $this->MasterKontroler(); } – Miomir Dancevic Aug 01 '13 at 13:58
MasterKontroler is default controller. In it, I have public function index that loads some view. – Misa Lazovic Aug 01 '13 at 14:03
i dont know why you dont call controller in CI index() ? It is model for CI? – Miomir Dancevic Aug 01 '13 at 14:05
class MasterKontroler extends CI_Controller { public function index() { $this->home(); } public function home() { etc..... } – Miomir Dancevic Aug 01 '13 at 14:11
I tried that, but, as I expected, it didn't work. Basically, this doesn't "bring" anything new, it just adds one reference to index call. The code is good. It works. The only thing that bothers me is that it doesn't show the landing page on server. I also had some issues with models (could not find models), which I resolved by changing names of PHP files in "models" folder to lower case: MyModel.php -> mymodel.php (?!) I assume the problem here is something trivial, similar to this thing with models. – Misa Lazovic Aug 01 '13 at 14:18
Look in controllers folder maybe issuse is with MasterKontroler on server Masterkontroler – Miomir Dancevic Aug 01 '13 at 14:21
Or simple idea, rename anywhere MasterKontroler to masterkontroler – Miomir Dancevic Aug 01 '13 at 14:35
Tried that. It just doesn't show the view needed when I look for mysite.com but it works with i.e mysite.com/login. Every controller, view or model works, but it wont show landing page mysite.com – Misa Lazovic Aug 01 '13 at 14:38
Tried all just last thing $config['uri_protocol']='AUTO'; – Miomir Dancevic Aug 01 '13 at 14:41

CodeIgniter doesn't display website properly on server

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