Codeigniter Unable to load the requested file:

Question

I have test my first code but had this error message:

An Error Was Encountered

Unable to load the requested file: first.php

<?php
class Ow extends CI_Controller {

    public function index($a){
        $this->load->view('first');
    }
}
?>

Answer 1

use this .htaccess file in your root directory

DirectoryIndex index.php
RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|(.*)\.swf|forums|images|css|downloads|jquery|js|robots\.txt|favicon\.ico)
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ ./index.php?$1 [L,QSA]

Answer 2

On your views folder (application/views). add first.php file since it doesn't exists as said in your error message

Example Folder structure:

appname

• application
  • config
  • controllers
    • Ow.php
  • views
    • first.php
• system