CodeIgniter index function not triggered even though the controller has been called

Question

The short: The code sample below does not echo "Here I am!" It will not echo from the _construct function. It will echo if I move the echo statement above the class so I know CI is reaching this controller.

The backstory:

I've inherited a project done in CodeIgniter 2.1.2. I'm supposed to replicate an application to another directory with a different subdomain and pointing the database config to a different database. I have the database updated in the config. I've updated the base bath. I've set environment to development so I can get error messages. There are no errors.

if (!defined('BASEPATH'))
    exit('No direct script access allowed');
if (!ini_get('date.timezone')) {
    date_default_timezone_set('my-time-zone');
}

class Login extends CI_Controller {
    public function __construct() {
        parent::__construct();
        $this->load->model('mod_login');
        $this->load->helper('date');
    }

    function index() {
         echo "Here I am!"; //Nothing echos 
    }

   function logout{
   //logout function here.
   }
}

Any CodeIgniter fans here have an idea why?

Answer 1

Your controller should be like this.

<?php    
    if (!defined('BASEPATH'))
        exit('No direct script access allowed');

    class Login extends CI_Controller
    {
        function __construct()
        {
            parent::__construct();
            $this->load->model('mod_login');
            $this->load->helper('date');

        }

        public function index()
        {
            echo "Here I am!";
        }


     }

and controller name should be loging.php

and in config/routes.php

$route['default_controller'] = "login";/set default conntoller

Extra Notes: (to remove index.php in URL)

in config/config.php

$config['base_url'] = '';
$config['index_page'] = '';

and .htaccess (place outside application folder)

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L] 
</IfModule>