step 17: routes configuration cakephp blog project

step 17: routes configuration cakephp blog project

Let's have a look default landing page or homepage before routes configuration in CakePHP Blog Project "http://localhost/cakeblog/" as follows:

 

Now we want PostsController index view as default landing page or homepage, to do so we need to modify "/app/config/routes.php" as follows:

Routes Configuration:
Open up application's Routes script "routes.php" located at “/app/config/routes.php" then copy & past the blow code replacing the current.

/app/config/routes.php

   <?php
   /* SVN FILE: $Id$ */
   /**
    * Short description for file.
    *
    * In this file, you set up routes to your controllers and their actions.
    * Routes are very important mechanism that allows you to freely connect
    * different urls to chosen controllers and their actions (functions).
    *
    * PHP versions 4 and 5
    *
    * CakePHP(tm) : Rapid Development Framework (http://cakephp.org)
    * Copyright 2005-2010, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
    *
    * Licensed under The MIT License
    * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
    *
    * @copyright     Copyright 2005-2010, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
    * @link          http://cakephp.org CakePHP(tm) Project
    * @package       cake
    * @subpackage    cake.app.config
    * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 0.2.9
    * @version       $Revision$
    * @modifiedby    $LastChangedBy$
    * @lastmodified  $Date$
    * @license       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php The MIT License
    */
   /**
    * Here, we are connecting '/' (base path) to controller called 'Pages',
    * its action called 'display', and we pass a param to select the view file
    * to use (in this case, /app/views/pages/home.ctp)...
    */
    Router::connect('/', array('controller' => 'posts', 'action' => 'index', 'home'));
   /**
    * ...and connect the rest of 'Pages' controller's urls.
    */
    Router::connect('/pages/*', array('controller' => 'pages', 'action' => 'display'));
   ?>

 

What actually done?
Simple, just replace the line "Router::connect ('/', array('controller'=>'pages', 'action'=>'display', 'home'));"
with "Router::connect ('/', array('controller'=>'posts', 'action'=>'index'));"
that's it!!!

 

Finally open your browser and get effect of routes configuration in CakePHP Blog Project "http://localhost/cakeblog/" as follows:

 

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