RESTful url not working

Rails
1

Hi,
'm new to Rails.
I tried using _path and _url with link_to helper method but it doesnt
work for me.

Does anyone know what can be the issue?
my code is

Hello Rails

<%= flash[:notice] %> <%= link_to 'Show Blog', posts_url %>

Post is my controller

The error ‘m getting is
undefined local variable or method `posts_url’ for #<ActionView::Base:
0x102b23d>

Thanks in advance

2

Hello Ashit,

If you run “rake routes” in your project directory you’ll see what
routes are available. Also, the singular vs plural question needs to
be considered here.

Typically:
The model has a singular name - models/path.rb
The controller has a plural name - controllers/paths_controller.rb
The view has a plural name - views/paths/edit.html.erb

So a url for your controller would typically be: paths_url

Rick

3

“rake routes” really becomes your friend here as you are able to take
a look at everything that will work. Trust me, just run it and look
over the output to see where you might be going wrong.

4

Hi Ashit. Another thing that you can do is test out the various URL
and path helpers in your app’s console. For example:

$ script/console
Loading development environment (Rails 2.1.0)

?> app.photos_url
=> “http://www.example.com/photos”

?> app.photos_path
=> “/photos”

?> quit

Cheers,
Nick

5

Nick H. wrote:

Hi Ashit. Another thing that you can do is test out the various URL
and path helpers in your app’s console. For example:

$ script/console
Loading development environment (Rails 2.1.0)

?> app.photos_url
=> “http://www.example.com/photos”

?> app.photos_path
=> “/photos”

?> quit

Cheers,
Nick

good one
Thanks