Codeigniter - configure enable_query_strings and form_open - model-view-controller

Question

I want to be able to user query strings in this fashion. Domain.com/controller/function?param=5&otherparam=10
In my config file I have
$config['base_url'] = 'http://localhost:8888/test-sites/domain.com/public_html';
$config['index_page'] = '';
$config['uri_protocol'] = 'PATH_INFO';
$config['enable_query_strings'] = TRUE;
The problem that I am getting is that form_open is automatically adding a question mark (?) to my url.
So if I say:
echo form_open('account/login');
it spits out: http://localhost:8888/test-sites/domain.com/public_html/?account/login
Notice the question mark it added right before "account".
How can I fix this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

The source of your problem is in the Core Config.php file where the CI_Config class resides. The method site_url() is used by the form helper when you are trying to use form_open function.
Solution would be to override this class with your own. If you are using CI < 2.0 then create your extended class in application/libraries/MY_Config.php, otherwise if CI >= 2.0 then your extended class goes to application/core/MY_Config.php.
Then you need to redefine the method site_url().
class MY_Config extends CI_Config
{
function __construct()
{
parent::CI_Config();
}
public function site_url($uri='')
{
//Copy the method from the parent class here:
if ($uri == '')
{
if ($this->item('base_url') == '')
{
return $this->item('index_page');
}
else
{
return $this->slash_item('base_url').$this->item('index_page');
}
}
if ($this->item('enable_query_strings') == FALSE)
{
//This is when query strings are disabled
}
else
{
if (is_array($uri))
{
$i = 0;
$str = '';
foreach ($uri as $key => $val)
{
$prefix = ($i == 0) ? '' : '&';
$str .= $prefix.$key.'='.$val;
$i++;
}
$uri = $str;
}
if ($this->item('base_url') == '')
{
//You need to remove the "?" from here if your $config['base_url']==''
//return $this->item('index_page').'?'.$uri;
return $this->item('index_page').$uri;
}
else
{
//Or remove it here if your $config['base_url'] != ''
//return $this->slash_item('base_url').$this->item('index_page').'?'.$uri;
return $this->slash_item('base_url').$this->item('index_page).$uri;
}
}
}
}
I hope this helps and I think you are using CI 2.0 that wasn't officially released, this was removed in the official CI 2.0 version

Answer 2

Simpler might be to just set follwing in your config.php
$config['enable_query_strings'] = FALSE;
Was the solution in my case.

Answer 3

If you want to use query string in your url structure, then you should manually type your url structure in the following order:
<domain.com>?c={controller}&m={function}&param1={val}&param2={val}
in the action of the resepective controller you should get the parameter as $_GET['param1']
your code now should look like this
form_open(c=account&m=login&param1=val)
Please let me know if it doesnt work for you.