CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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user1457194
user1457194

Reputation: 3

How to access a controller from a model using CodeIgntier?

I want to access a controller, which is located in application/controller/example.php, from a model - located in application/model/users.php

 class Users extends CI_Model {

    //access the example.php controller


   }

Who could i accomplish this ?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 142

Answers (4)

Jan Kocbek
Jan Kocbek

Reputation: 31

Model is where you store your bussines logic. Controller is where you call things and operate with data. Views are for creating output.

Bassically you can do everything from withing controller, but that is wrong, since it does not gain you any clarity. Try to offload as much as possible to models and views and keep controllers small and readable, well commented.

Upvotes: 0

Denis Omeri
Denis Omeri

Reputation: 610

You dont have to access an controller from a model. Models (Views, helpers, libraries ect) should all be accessed from controllers. ( Model are used from manipulating data ( usually in database ) )

Upvotes: 1

tftd
tftd

Reputation: 17062

The idea behind the MVC is to have a Model, Viewer and Controller.
In other words the Controller handles the request, the Model gets the data and the Viewer displays something to the user. The Model is used ONLY to manipulate the data - doesn't matter if it's a database connection or other data resource.

Upvotes: 0

Steven Lu
Steven Lu

Reputation: 2180

You don't want to ever do that, hence why CodeIgniter cannot do it. You should be accessing everything else from your Controller, not the other way around.

A good old resource from CodeIgniter :) http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/overview/mvc.html

Upvotes: 7

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