CodeIgniter - Remove "Index" From URL

You can set up the routes for this, in application/config/routes.php, add a new line:

$route['view-topic/(:any)'] = 'view-topic/index/$1';

This will route your URL http://url.com/view-topic/anythinggoeshere will mask the view-topic/index/anythinggoeshere controller.

More information on routing:

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