title: CodeIgniter: show a view by typing its url
body: <p>A newbie here: sorry if the question is too simple, been looking in tutorials but I don't seem to look properly. </p>
  
  <p>I have the </p>
  
  <pre><code>$route['default_controller'] = "mainpage";
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>in routes.php working properly, and now I just want to view one of the php pages in views folder by typing its url:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://myserver/folder/thepageIwantToSee" rel="nofollow">http://myserver/folder/thepageIwantToSee</a></p>
  
  <p>I get a 404 Not Found error. Do I have to use a controller? I just want to see it first before any linking, is there a way to do it? </p>
  
  <p>Thanks a lot! </p>