routing URI containing email in codeigniter - codeigniter

Question

This is an email activation link written in user controller
http://www.some.com/user/activate_user/user#gmail.com/90101001010
I want to write routes for this.
I tried the below one but its
// USER POST
$route['user'] = 'user';
$route['user/activate_user/:any/:num'] = 'user/activate_user/$1/$2';
Error
An Error Was Encountered
The URI you submitted has disallowed characters.
if i run uri like this it's fine
http://www.some.com/user/activate_user/activate_user/1111/90101001010
why is it not accepting email id?

Answer 1

should be:
$route['user/([\w+-]+)(\.[\w+-]+)*#([a-zA-Z\d-]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,6}/(:any)']
The entire string is a regex without delimiters or modifiers. You were putting delimiters, modifiers and were also using ^ and $.

Answer 2

Please check your config file, which uri chars are you permitted in the url. by default it is look likes:
$config['permitted_uri_chars'] = 'a-z 0-9~%.:_-';
if you want further need please visit the link Url Guideline by ellislab

Answer 3

This worked
$config['permitted_uri_chars'] = 'a-z 0-9~%.:_#-';
$route['user/activate_user/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'user/activate_user/$1/$2'; –

Answer 4

Go to config.php
Find $config['permitted_uri_chars'] = 'a-z 0-9~%.:_-';
And add $config['permitted_uri_chars'] = 'a-z 0-9~%.:_()#&\-!';
And the stop and or refresh server
Replace This
$route['user'] = 'user';
$route['user/activate_user/:any/:num'] = 'user/activate_user/$1/$2';
With This
$route['user'] = 'user';
$route['user/activate_user/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'user/activate_user/$1/$2';
Added
Tutorial Email Activation

Answer 5

This worked for me
config.php
$config['permitted_uri_chars'] = 'a-z 0-9~%.:_#-';
router.php
$route['user/activate_user/(:any)/(:any)'] = 'user/activate_user/$1/$2';