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Alessandro Minoccheri
Alessandro Minoccheri

Reputation: 35963

codeigniter include common file in view

Hi all I have a site developed in codeigniter and I wanto to store into a file called common.php some javascript/PHP function that I use in many pages. I have tried in this mode:

require(base_url().'application/libraries/common.php'); //I have tried also include

This return me this error:

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: require() [function.require]: http:// wrapper is disabled in the server configuration by allow_url_include=0

I'm going to my php.ini and I turn On allow_url_include, restart apache and when I try to load the page return me now this error:

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: require() [function.require]: http:// wrapper is disabled in the server configuration by allow_url_include=0

Filename: backend/hotel_view.php

Line Number: 6

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: require(http://demo.webanddesign.it/public/klikkahotel.com/application/libraries/common.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found

Filename: backend/hotel_view.php

Line Number: 6


Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'http://demo.webanddesign.it/public/klikkahotel.com/application/libraries/common.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php:/usr/share/pear') in /var/www/public/klikkahotel.com/application/views/backend/hotel_view.php on line 6

What can I do to include a simple file into my pages?

Upvotes: 20

Views: 99213

Answers (9)

vikram kuldeep
vikram kuldeep

Reputation: 1

Suppose I want to include a sidebar then I will write the code like this

<?php include 'sidebar.php';?>

Upvotes: 0

Fel
Fel

Reputation: 362

You Can include anyware using

<?php $this->load->view('file'); ?>

Upvotes: 1

Aman Attari
Aman Attari

Reputation: 191

You can write php function in helper file steps - create a helper file name common_helper inside application/helperfolder - and create a function like

    function getBoosters($id){
        $ci=& get_instance();
        $ci->load->database(); 

        $sql = "select * from boosters where id ='".$id."' "; 
        $query = $ci->db->query($sql);
        return $query->result();
   }

This common function you can use where you want by loading this helper.

Suppose you want to use this method in FrontController simply load the helper by this line

$this->load->helper('common');

Now you can call the method. Add your js code in footer.php, all the functions are available on every page you can easily use them

Upvotes: -2

Tudor
Tudor

Reputation: 633

For solve in more efficient way this problem I have done so:

You create a new helper (in application/helpers) with name (es. common_helpers.php, the underscore is important). In this file, you put all the functions for example build pieces of html in common.

<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');

    function getHead(){
    require_once(APPPATH."views/common/head.php");
    }   

    function getScripts(){
    require_once(APPPATH."views/common/scripts.php");
    }

    function getFooter(){
    require_once(APPPATH."views/common/footer.php");
    }

In your controller you call only one view in respect of MVC and call the functions from your custom helper.

class Hello extends CI_Controller {

   public function index(){
       $this->load->helper('common');
       $this->load->view('index');   
   }

}

Upvotes: 0

prash.patil
prash.patil

Reputation: 687

You should use APPPATH or BASEPATH or just type the full path to the file. require_once(APPPATH.'libraries/common.php');

Upvotes: 1

Kevin Mesiab
Kevin Mesiab

Reputation: 68

How To Make Global Functions In CodeIgnitor

To create global functions, define them in CodeIgnitor Helper files and auto load them. Here's how:

Create Your Helper

To create [helpers][2], create a .php file in the application/helpers/ folder and save your functions there.

Note: It is good practice to use the following format, to avoid function name collisions:

if ( ! function_exists('my_function_name'))
{
    function my_function_name($arg)
    {
        /* Your code here */

    }
}

Making Them Global

If you use these functions all the time (Global), auto-load them.

  1. Open the file: /config/autoload.php
  2. Find the section $autoload['helper'] = array();
  3. Add the name of your helper file (excluding the.php extension).

For instance, if you created a helper file called myhelper.php, It should look something like this:

$autoload['helper'] = array('myhelper');

Using Your Global Functions

Now your functions will be available throughout the site. Just call them wholesale:

my_sample_function('argument');

Upvotes: 2

machineaddict
machineaddict

Reputation: 3236

  1. base_url() refers to the web path like http://localhost/myproject/. You cannot include a remote file, actually you should not. It's a security risk. See Can't include file on remote server

  2. Building a custom library is a good choice and if you are using it a lot in your website, you can include it in application/config/autoload.php under the section $autoload['libraries']. It will autoload every time you reload the application/website based on codeigniter. Example: $autoload['libraries'] = array('common'); if your library is called common.php and is located in application/libraries/

  3. DO NOT put functions into a viewer, that's why libraries and helpers exists. A viewer should contain only what a user should see. Example: a view is some form of visualisation of the model.

Upvotes: 1

Ayush
Ayush

Reputation: 42440

Pull it into whichever views you want using $this->load->view('common'); You can include other views from either the controller or the view.

Example 1

your_controller.php

public function index() {
   $this->load->view('homepage');
}

views/homepage.php

<?php
$this->load->view('common');
?>

<body>
  <!-- html -->
</body>

Example 2

your_controller.php

public function index() {
  $this->load->view('common');
  $this->load->view('homepage');
}

Upvotes: 39

ajtrichards
ajtrichards

Reputation: 30565

You should use APPPATH or BASEPATH or just type the full path to the file.

For security, require_once should be passed a local file, not a URL. I wouldn't really suggest using require_once() in CodeIgniter. It might be better to use:

$this -> load -> view('common_file');

Upvotes: 2

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