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How do I call a controller within a controller - dondo - 09-09-2015
This code works before in CI2:
Inside /core/MY_loader.php
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PHP Code:
<?php if (!defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
class MY_Loader extends CI_Loader{
function __construct(){
parent::__construct();
}
function controller($file_name,$directory=""){
$CI = & get_instance();
// if the controller exists inside a directory
$directory = ($directory != "") ? $directory."/" : "";
$file_path = APPPATH.'controllers/'.$directory.ucfirst($file_name).'.php';
$object_name = $file_name;
$class_name = ucfirst($file_name);
if(file_exists($file_path)){
require $file_path;
if(class_exists($class_name)) {
$CI->$object_name = new $class_name();
}
else {
show_404();
}
}
else{
//show_error("Unable to load the requested controller class: ".$class_name);
show_404();
}
}
}
?>Inside /application/controllers/controller.php (this is my controller that wants to call another controller)
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PHP Code:
<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
class Controller extends CI_Controller {
public function __construct(){
parent::__construct();
}
function index() {
// This will call $this->sample;
$this->load->controller('sample','products');
}
}
?>Inside /application/controllers/products/sample.php (sample controller that supposedly been called by controller.php)
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PHP Code:
<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
class Sample extends CI_Controller {
public function __construct(){
parent::__construct();
}
function index() {
echo "test";
}
}
RE: How do I call a controller within a controller - includebeer - 09-12-2015
Why do you load a controller within a controller? What are you trying to achieve that CI cannot already do?
RE: How do I call a controller within a controller - dondo - 09-13-2015
(09-12-2015, 10:12 AM)includebeer Wrote: Why do you load a controller within a controller? What are you trying to achieve that CI cannot already do?
Because I have a dynamic URL.
Sample:
http://test.com/<username> -> this will go to user profile controller
or
http://test.com/<storename> -> this will go to store profile controller
RE: How do I call a controller within a controller - albertleao - 09-14-2015
(09-13-2015, 09:03 PM)dondo Wrote:(09-12-2015, 10:12 AM)includebeer Wrote: Why do you load a controller within a controller? What are you trying to achieve that CI cannot already do?
Because I have a dynamic URL.
Sample:
http://test.com/<username> -> this will go to user profile controller
or
http://test.com/<storename> -> this will go to store profile controller
I would figure out a different way of doing it then. Calling a controller from inside a controller completely defeats the purpose of MVC.
I see what you are trying to do. Some sites get around this by making the url have a trailing letter for example "/u/<username>" and /s/<storename>".
If you need to use the same code in 2 controllers, that piece of code should be put in a library or a model.
RE: How do I call a controller within a controller - mwhitney - 09-14-2015
In this case, I would recommend either setting up a method to determine the routes dynamically or setup one or more _remap() methods to handle the requests.