Attempt 2 understand models and controllers

[eluser]Samus[/eluser]
[quote author="dnc" date="1337655841"]Yes, it needs to go in a controller or at the least a common functions file possibly in your include_path. Models are designed for database operations, per the guide What is a Model

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I disagree.

Models were designed for dealing with data, yes that does include database operations, but it is t limited to that.

I don't see any reason why this can't go in a model, you're extracting data from a directory, sure sounds like you're dealing with data there.