I was wondering if someone could tell me the correct way to link to another page from within a view.
Is there a function for this or is it just the usual about
Cheers,
I was wondering if someone could tell me the correct way to link to another page from within a view.
Is there a function for this or is it just the usual about
Cheers,
I assume you are meaning "internally" within your application.
you can create your own <a>
tag and insert a url in the href like this
<a href="<?php echo site_url('controller/function/uri') ?>">Link</a>
OR you can use the URL helper this way to generate an <a>
tag
anchor(uri segments, text, attributes)
So... to use it...
<?php echo anchor('controller/function/uri', 'Link', 'class="link-class"') ?>
and that will generate
<a href="http://domain.com/index.php/controller/function/uri" class="link-class">Link</a>
For the additional commented question
I would use my first example
so...
<a href="<?php echo site_url('controller/function') ?>"><img src="<?php echo base_url() ?>img/path/file.jpg" /></a>
for images (and other assets) I wouldn't put the file path within the php, I would just echo the base_url() and then add the path normally.
The best way is to use the following code:
<a href="<?php echo base_url() ?>directory_name/filename.php">Link</a>
you can also use PHP short tag to make it shorter. here's an example
<a href="<?= site_url('controller/function'); ?>Contacts</a>
or use the built in anchor function of CI.
<a href="<?php echo site_url('controller/function'); ?>Compose</a>
<a href="<?php echo site_url('controller/function'); ?>Inbox</a>
<a href="<?php echo site_url('controller/function'); ?>Outbox</a>
<a href="<?php echo site_url('controller/function'); ?>logout</a>
<a href="<?php echo site_url('controller/function'); ?>logout</a>
Best and easiest way is to use anchor tag in CodeIgniter like eg.
<?php
$this->load->helper('url');
echo anchor('name_of_controller_file/function_name_if_any', 'Sign Out', array('class' => '', 'id' => ''));
?>
Refer https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/helpers/url_helper.html for details
This will surely work.