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$ci->config->set_item('language') having no effect - sammyci - 06-21-2016

I am literary about to bleed...Sad

I want to set application language based on customer choice. I did the check in a hooks file. The cookie is set well then I do:

$ci->config->set_item('language',$language);

In my controllers (during normal view, no post view): echo $this->config->item('language') just outputs english. If however, i submit a form via post, it tries to access $language language.

I don't want to specify a language, in anyway, in my controllers like $this->lang->load('admin','english'). I just want load('admin');

What am i missing please?