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Controller name "List" doesn't work; "List2" works fine. - El Forum - 08-11-2010
[eluser]itsdanieloconnor[/eluser]
Hey guys,
So I was getting a blank page when trying to create a super-simple controller "list.php."
Filename: list.php
Code:
<?php
class List extends Controller {
function List()
{
parent::Controller();
}
function index()
{
$this->load->view('home_page');
}
}Filename: list2.php
Code:
<?php
class List2 extends Controller {
function List2()
{
parent::Controller();
}
function index()
{
$this->load->view('home_page');
}
}That one works. ¿Qué?
I don't see "list" on the reserved list.
Controller name "List" doesn't work; "List2" works fine. - El Forum - 08-11-2010
[eluser]JHackamack[/eluser]
List is a php function so you're probably running into conflicts there:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.list.php when you define it with the parent::Controller();
Controller name "List" doesn't work; "List2" works fine. - El Forum - 08-11-2010
[eluser]itsdanieloconnor[/eluser]
Yeah, that must be the problem. Is there anyway to use .htaccess to show "list" when the controller name is "lists"?
Controller name "List" doesn't work; "List2" works fine. - El Forum - 08-11-2010
[eluser]Unknown[/eluser]
As JHackamack said, list is a reserved keyword in PHP (http://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.keywords.php) so it's most likely why you're having the problem. The solution is to use codeigniter's URI routing (http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-guide/general/routing.html). URI Routing will allow you to define a relationship between a URI path like 'list' and your controller... You can even use wildcards and regular expressions.
The route you'd want to define is really simple... just something like this:
Code:
$route['list'] = "lists";where 'lists' is whatever you've used for your controller name
Controller name "List" doesn't work; "List2" works fine. - El Forum - 08-12-2010
[eluser]itsdanieloconnor[/eluser]
Thanks! That fixes my problem. Maybe the Codeigniter team could add a mention of these reserved keywords on the CI reserved keywords page.
Controller name "List" doesn't work; "List2" works fine. - El Forum - 08-12-2010
[eluser]danmontgomery[/eluser]
http://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.keywords.php