writing custom routes

notrub225 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-19-2008, 03:55 PM

On my main index page, there is a blurb of text that describes a client. Currently, if you want to see client 38, you would use this url

http://www.domain.com/index/index/client/38

However, I would prefer if the url could be shorter, like this

http://www.domain.com/client/38

I know that I have to add a custom route, but I am not sure where to start.

Toppy · #2 (**permalink**) 04-01-2008, 07:18 AM

I can give an untested idea based on index/client/38, should be easy to modify it to work with your situation. This doesn't mean its the best way to go, just a suggestion.

In bootstrap you could do something like:

Code:

$router = $controller->getRouter();
$router->addRoute(
    'client',
    new Zend_Controller_Router_Route('client/:id', array(
        'controller' => 'index',
        'action'     => 'client'));

$controller is the handle to your front controller instance eg: $controller = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance();

That should change http://url/index/client/38 to just http://url/client/38. 38 being an id.

You can check the manual further, that specific routing concept is under Zend_Controller, section 7.5.2.

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