Problem validating start and end dates with call back

[eluser]JonoB[/eluser]
I'm working with callbacks at the moment as well, so I feel your pain. First off, are you 100% sure that your callback function is actually being called?

Code:

private function date_check_compare () {
var_dump('callback is being called');
....
}

On a separate issue, I noticed that you use:

Code:

if (!$this->ion_auth->logged_in()):

        redirect('users/login/');

    else:

Do you have this in every single controller method? If so, there is a MUCH easier way to do this. Have a look at http://philsturgeon.co.uk/news/2010/02/C...ing-it-DRY