Codeigniter write URL from controller

[c_pattle]

I have a function called "search" that handles a form submission.  When I submit the form the URL is "products/search/".  Is there a way to make the controller function output a different URL so instead it would be "products/search/searchCat/searchString" where searchCat and searchString are the two post values from the form? 

 

Below is my function

 

    function search()
    {
        $searchCat = $this->input->post('searchCat');
        $searchString = $this->input->post('searchString');
        $aData['query'] = $this->ProductModel->GetProductsBySearch($searchCat, $searchString);
       
        $aData['base_url'] = base_url();
        $aData['breadcrumbs'] = create_breadcrumb();
        
        $this->load->view('product_layout', $aData);
    }

 

Thanks

[trq]

Your question is pretty unclear. Do you wan't this controller to redirect to products/search/searchCat/searchString ? or you want the form to post to products/search/searchCat/searchString ?

[c_pattle]

I want the controller to redirect to products/search/searchCat/searchString but it will replace the last two parts of the URL with the post values

[samitrimal]

Try Uri routing.

http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/general/routing.html

[jotorres1]

Just add parameters to your function

 

function search($searchCat, $searchString){
etc..
}

[jotorres1]

You should read this post I have just published.

http://www.jotorres.com/en/2011/12/remapping-function-calls-in-codeigniter/

 

It should help out with uri-rerouting, and have nicer looking urls.