The Home Link

I have a question about the "Home" link, why OpenCart write it as domain.com/index.php?route=common/home? Isn't more appropriate to use domain.com/ only?

Technically speaking, if I open the header.php, at line 88, it is written as:
If I change it to:
In my opinion, it will produce more proper 'Home' link. I can use it of couse, but I think there should be special reason from David why the 'Home' link is written as is?

suhanto wrote:I have a question about the "Home" link, why OpenCart write it as domain.com/index.php?route=common/home? Isn't more appropriate to use domain.com/ only?

Technically speaking, if I open the header.php, at line 88, it is written as:

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$this->data['home'] = HTTP_SERVER . 'index.php?route=common/home';

If I change it to:

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$this->data['home'] = HTTP_SERVER;

In my opinion, it will produce more proper 'Home' link. I can use it of couse, but I think there should be special reason from David why the 'Home' link is written as is?

yesy we need to ask David. wait, who is David?

David Kerr, the creator of OpenCart. I think maybe there are many contributors now, but still the governing person should be him...

Daniel Kerr

Oh I'm sorry, I mean Daniel... not David... my mistake...

BTW, what about the answer of my question? anyone?