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[eluser]Wayne Smallman[/eluser]
Hi guys!

I'm having the exact same problem outlined in an earlier thread. However, the supposed fix doesn't fix anything, as I'm using a version much newer than the one recommended in the thread.

I have:

Code:

// controller start.php

class Start extends MY_Controller {

    function __construct() {

        parent::__construct();

    } // end function __construct()

...

Code:

// class MY_Controller.php

class MY_Controller extends CI_Controller {

    function __construct ()  {

        parent::__construct();

    } // end function __construct()

...

All of which gives me an error:

Code:

Fatal error: Class 'MY_Controller' not found in /path/controllers/start.php on line 3

MY_Controller is in the application/libraries folder.

Any ideas?

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[eluser]TWP Marketing[/eluser]
Try putting your controllers in the controller directory, not the libraries dir?

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[eluser]victorche[/eluser]
MY_Controller.php must be in application/core

not in application/libraries or application/controllers

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[eluser]TWP Marketing[/eluser]
My bad, you are correct.
The path may be the problem then.
The error message is not specific as to the the content of the path var. Where does it point?

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[eluser]Wayne Smallman[/eluser]
Hi guys!

Start is a controller, and as such is in the controller folder. MY_Controller is a library, and as such is in the library folder.

This is the exact same layout as a previous project using 1.7.x, which is working perfectly fine.

I've just placed MY_Controller.php in application/core and it's made zero difference.

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[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
This works for me!

Place all 3 files in application/core

Code:

class MY_Controller extends CI_Controller {

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Class Constructor
     *
     * @access    public
     * @return    void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }

}


class Admin_Controller extends MY_Controller {

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Constructor
     *
     * @access    public
     * @return    void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }

}


class Public_Controller extends MY_Controller {

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Class Constructor
     *
     * @access    public
     * @return    void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }

}

Now extend all your other controllers for either Admin_Controller or Public_Controller
All new extended Controllers should go into application/controllers.

InsiteFX

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[eluser]Wayne Smallman[/eluser]
InsiteFX, that's working now, thanks.

Q. why does MY_Controller have to be placed in the application/core directory?

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[eluser]Basketcasesoftware[/eluser]
Because it's extending a CI core function.

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[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
Any Class that is in th systen/core directory that is extened has to be placed into the application/core directory. These are Core Classes.

MY_Controller is extending the system/core/CI_Controller, as you can see this is a Core Class.

Any Class that is extended that is in the system/libraries directory has to be placed into the application/libraries directory. These are Library Classes.

InsiteFX

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[eluser]Basketcasesoftware[/eluser]
Thanks for clarifying my own response better, InsiteFX.