How to add slug and ID URL to Laravel 4 Route?

Question

I would like to add nice Slug URL to my Laravbel Project. I currently am using ID numbers.

My goal is to continue using Numbers but also to use Slugs for b

Answer 1

I wouldn't pass two parameters to your function, just treat it like an ID in both cases. You'll need to add a "slug" column to your db if you haven't already and make sure those values are unique just like an id. Then in your controller you can do something like this:

public function getCampaignMap($id){
    //look for the campaign by id first
    $campaignmap  = Campaign::find($id);
    //if none is found try to find it by slug instead
    if(!$campaignmap){
        $campaignmap = Campaign::where('slug','=',$id)->firstOrFail();
    }
    return View::make('campaignmap.show', compact('campaignmap'));
}

You could also save yourself a query in some cases by checking to see if the id is numeric and then just look for it by slug if it's not numeric such as:

public function getCampaignMap($id){
    //look for the campaign by id if it's numeric and by slug if not
    if(is_numeric($id)){
         $campaignmap  = Campaign::find($id);
    }else{
         $campaignmap = Campaign::where('slug','=',$id)->firstOrFail();
    }
    return View::make('campaignmap.show', compact('campaignmap'));
}