include() ?

[eluser]trevor2[/eluser]
I'm new to CI, php and programming in general. How do I properly include other php files, such as a functions.php? Or are they supposed to be placed in the model thing?

My config file has : $config['base_url'] = "http://localhost/";
The include file I would normally call by this: <?php include("functions_test.php"); ?>
I also tried: <?php include(base_url("functions_test.php")); ?>
Which gives these errors:

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A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: include() [function.include]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration

Filename: views/blogview.php

Line Number: 7
A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: include(http://localhost/) [function.include]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found

Filename: views/blogview.php

Line Number: 7
A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'http://localhost/' for inclusion (include_path='.;C:\xampp\php\pear\')

Filename: views/blogview.php

Line Number: 7
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[eluser]johnwbaxter[/eluser]
You can turn them into libraries or helpers if you like. Then load them like err.. libraries or helpers

http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-gui...aries.html