[eluser]ecsyle31[/eluser]
Most likely this is because the codeigniter object doesn't know about the variable. Its a problem with scope. Where are you including SSI.php? You will need to assign $context to a local property:
Code:
var $context = array();
function __construct()
{
require_once '/path/to/webroot/forums/SSI.php';
$this->context = $context;
}
Now you can access the context area in your controllers methods by using $this->context;