Is there a way to combine these two functions? Category System

I was merely combining the code you had in the first section. I was not trying to solve any problems. It is my perception that you may need to learn a little more PHP, and that perhaps you jumped on the CodeIgniter bandwagon a little early. Whatever the case, your learning experience is now, when you figure it out.

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