New controller directories in codeigniter serves 404 - codeigniter

I have directories under my controller directory that serve perfectly. However, creating any new directories on that level results in a 404 every single time. All I am doing is echoing hello world. I believe it is a directory issue at this point. Privileges are the same as the directories that are working as well as the files.

There is a .htaccess in the /application directory of CodeIgniter which prevents you from accessing files within that directory directly.
This is done be design so that none has direct access to your code. You should consider not deviating from this.

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Is there some assistance with AJAX and PHP?

I am trying to use AJAX to return high-level calculation results. However, it appears as though the PHP file that I am pointing the AJAX call to is in the '/' root directory. Here is a snapshot of how my structure is: c:\webserver\test\webroot (this is the root directory), and then c:\webserver\test\code is where the HTML and PHP files are stored - looking to use an AJAX call to point to a PHP file in the non-root folder (which is one folder up, then one folder down). I tried a few different things, such as '../code' to move up and then over, but that doesn't work. Any suggestions?
Referencing a file location via relative paths should work - you'll just need to be sure that you are navigating FROM the correct folder TO the correct folder.
This can be a bit tricky if your javascript file is located in another folder - if memory serves you must navigate from the folder containing the javascript file, not from the folder containing the index file.
Alternately, you can use FQDM http://example.com/folder/folder/file.php to reference the file. Note that if you are on localhost, you can use a hosts file to fake-out the webserver.

How to run Multiple codeigniter application in single shared hosting server?

I am using shared hosing for Codeigniter application for deployment.
How can i run staging url on live server?
1) domain.com (Working)
2) domain.com/staging/ (Not working, showing 404 error)
I created staging folder under public_html directory, now put All CI code in staging folder, and tried to run the application with URL domain.com/staging/ but it redirect on domain.com/404
I expect to run domain.com for users and domain.com/staging for development. (Staging URL i will use for development and after that i will place the same code for live URL.)
This is most easily done by using a subdomain for the staging version, i.e. staging.doman.com. The folder where you put the CI files isn't super important as the subdomain will be set to use the directory you choose.
You will either need to have complete control over the server or have a service provider that allows you to set up subdomains.
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If you cannot set up a subdomain then your next best option is to use the advice in the documentation on Managing you Applications. It isn't required to use the file structure shown there. In your case try the following.
Create a folder on the same level as application named staging.
Into that folder copy all the folders and files normally found in /application.
Add all application folders and files required by your site. The files in these folders are those that make up the application you are staging.
Make a copy of index.php (the file at the root of the public folder, i.e. domain.com/index.php) and name it staging.php. Both index.php and staging.php will be in the same folder.
Edit staging.php and change the value of $application_folder to be the absolute path to the staging folder. For example:
$application_folder = '/path/to/domain.com/public_folder/staging';
The path above is an example. You must replace it with the actual path in your server. If you have no idea what the full and absolute path is you can use
$application_folder = dirname(__FILE__).'/staging';
Browse to the URL domain.com/staging.php and you should get your default controller's output. To test that you are actually seeing the staging version of the page temporarily change something in the view file so there can be no doubt.
You will go to other controllers by using the URL domain.com/staging.php/other_controller.
Change the value of $config['index_page'] in /staging/config/config.php to staging.php, e.g.
$config['index_page'] = 'staging.php';
Without the above change redirect() and many other "helper" functions will not work correctly.
(Optional?) You can probably edit the main .htaccess and add rewrite rules for staging.php the same way it is done for index.php. But I will leave that as an exercise for you. (Or for another SO question.)
A final word. It might be necessary to make other configuration changes to accommodate the revised file structure. I tested the answer here but did not go beyond the most basic task of browsing to controllers. Most likely config values for sessions, cookies, and many others will need to be adjusted for the staged version to work correctly. Check out the documentation on Handling Multiple Environments for guidance on making this less painful.

What is the maximum layer of subdirectory at codeigniter controllers

I have a a project(codeigniter) where file directory is like that.
mysite
application
config
controllers
super_admin
admin.php
tasks
setup
bank.php
assets.php
Now if I try to access
http://localhost/mysite/tasks/seutp/bank
It calls codeigniter 404 page
But I can access
http://localhost/mysite/tasks/assets
Actually I can get access any controller under controllers and controllers/tasks folder.
But I cannot get access under controllers/tasks/setup folder
My question is
Is there any limitation of sub-directory at codeigniter?
If Yes: Is there any way to solve the limitation and How?
If No: Why I cannot access the third layer sub-directory controllers?Did I do something wrong?
yes there is a default for the ci controllers file folder levels. i am using this solution:
https://degreesofzero.com/article/controllers-in-sub-sub-folders-in-codeigniter.html
the author includes a lengthy mod rewrite but if you already have a working htaccess rewrite file to eliminate index.php from the url then it will probably work as is.

CodeIgniter uploads directory

I'm trying to achieve:
I am using CodeIgniter.
I am trying to access http://localhost/mywebsite/uploads/. The directory exists, and via a 3rd party upload script, I can successfully write to that directory. However, when going straight to the URL (or referencing its files in an src attribute), it gives me a 404 error.
I thought the best way to do this was to:
Make sure my $config['base_url'] was set to http://localhost/mywebsite/.
(For an unknown reason, I can access /mywebsite/js/ but not /mywebsite/uploads/.)
I read the documentation and it said to:
Create a folder at the root of your CodeIgniter installation called
uploads and set its file permissions to 777.
That works to upload to, but it doesn't work to access from!
I did it, I expected to see:
Either a directory listing or permission denied page. I even tried going straight to a file, like http://localhost/mywebsite/uploads/myfile.jpg.
Instead, I saw:
404 Page Not Found
The page you requested was not found.
What am I doing wrong?
Please check your .htaccess file,
there shouldn't be any rule to restrict the access to the uploads folder.
("uploads" should not appear within this rule: RewriteRule ^(css|js|ckeditor) - [L])

Blank index.html in CMS softwares instead of .htaccess

I noticed Joomla, Wordpress and other CMSs have blank index.html files in ALL their sub folders to prevent people from peeking into the folder structure. My question is why can't they forbid folder viewing using the .htaccess file instead of putting a blank index.html file into all the folders. What's the difference and why have they chosen index.html?
Turning off folder 'Indexes' is best done in the master httpd.conf or vhosts.conf file rather than local .htaccess files.
Joomla (and Mambo before it) have been around quite a while and are used widely on shared hosting servers. The decision was taken to use index.html files as a safe fallback given the 'mixed' nature of shared hosting. Obviously .htaccess files are apache only, can cause server 500 errors if present on servers not expecting them or if they contain directives not supported by certain server setups. Consequently by default Joomla doesn't ship with a .htaccess file as such. There is a htaccess.txt file which the user needs to put in place manually if they activate certain features. It is assumed that a user knowledgeable enough to put the file in place will understand the consequences and if it does kill their site they will immediately understand the cause - due to the error immediately following their actions.
As server setups have advanced there is (sometimes heated) discussion about the current validity of the use of index.html files - but for now the policy is that all add-ons should ship with 'blank' index.html files in all folders.

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