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Can a Controller extend another Controller? - El Forum - 11-20-2007 [eluser]Fabian Graßl[/eluser] Hi! I would like to use the same Constructor and some private functions in two different Controllers. Therefore I would like to create a Controller that is extended by two other Controllers. Is that possible? Can a Controller extend another Controller? - El Forum - 11-20-2007 [eluser]esra[/eluser] Do a search on BaseController in the forums and you should get numerous hits. Can a Controller extend another Controller? - El Forum - 11-20-2007 [eluser]Michael Ekoka[/eluser] You can create a set of base controllers for your application and store them in /application/libraries/MY_Controller.php. Code: class Users_Controller extends Controller{ Code: class Members extends Users_Controller{ If you need to extend one of your application's controllers instead, make sure to include the file at the top of the script like you would normally : Code: include APPPATH.'controllers/members.php'; Can a Controller extend another Controller? - El Forum - 11-20-2007 [eluser]Derek Allard[/eluser] This is one of the techniques I said I liked in my review of the book "Codeigniter for Rapid PHP Application Development". If you are just starting out, you might find it helpful, but I would recommend you first start with the userguide (not implying you haven't, more just good advice ![]() Can a Controller extend another Controller? - El Forum - 11-21-2007 [eluser]Fabian Graßl[/eluser] Thank you very much! ![]() |