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How to Create A Custom Error View In Codeigniter?

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To create a custom error view in CodeIgniter, follow these steps:

  1. Create a new PHP file for your custom error view. For example, you can name it error_view.php. This file will serve as the template for displaying error information.
  2. Open the application/config/routes.php file in your CodeIgniter project.
  3. Scroll down to the section where the default route is defined. It should look like $route['default_controller'] = 'welcome';.
  4. Add the following code below the default route:

$route['404_override'] = 'error_override';

The 404_override route will redirect all undefined URLs to a specific controller/method, which we will customize.

  1. Create a new controller file named Error_override.php in the application/controllers directory.
  2. Add the following code to the Error_override.php controller: