instead of loading models from your models/ directory… add this to your libraries directory…
then you can load a CI model from another app if necessary…
eg
$this->load->model(’/absolute/path/to/your/model.php’);
<?php
/**
* extending the loader class... needs this in config file
* $config['subclass_prefix'] = 'MY_';
* see the docs http://codeigniter.com/user_guide/general/core_classes.html
*
* @package default
* @author HdotNET
*/
class MY_Loader extends CI_Loader {
function MY_Loader()
{
parent::CI_Loader();
}
/**
* This function lets users load and instantiate models.
* updated model function to allow calling of remote files.
* @access public
* @param string the name of the class
* @param string name for the model
* @param bool database connection
* @return void
**/
function model($model, $name = '', $db_conn = FALSE){
$model = str_replace(EXT,'',$model);
if (is_array($model))
{
foreach($model as $babe)
{
$this->model($babe);
}
return;
}
if ($model == '')
{
return;
}
// Is the model in a sub-folder? If so, parse out the filename and path.
if (strpos($model, '/') === FALSE)
{
$path = '';
}
else
{
$x = explode('/', $model);
$model = end($x);
unset($x[count($x)-1]);
$path = implode('/', $x).'/';
}
if ($name == '')
{
$name = $model;
}
if (in_array($name, $this->_ci_models, TRUE))
{
return;
}
$CI =& get_instance();
if (isset($CI->$name))
{
show_error('The model name you are loading
is the name of a resource that is already being used: '.$name);
}
$model = strtolower($model);
$local_file = false;
$remote_file = false;
if ( ! file_exists(APPPATH.'models/'.$path.$model.EXT))
{
$local_file = false;
}
else
{
$local_file = true;
}
if ( !$local_file && ! file_exists($path.$model.EXT))
{
$remote_file = true;
}
else
{
$remote_file = true;
}
if(!$local_file && !$remote_file)
{
show_error('Unable to locate the model you have specified:<br />'.$path.$model);
}
if ($db_conn !== FALSE AND ! class_exists('CI_DB'))
{
if ($db_conn === TRUE)
$db_conn = '';
$CI->load->database($db_conn, FALSE, TRUE);
}
if ( ! class_exists('Model'))
{
load_class('Model', FALSE);
}
if($local_file)
{
require_once(APPPATH.'models/'.$path.$model.EXT);
}
else
{
require_once($path.$model.EXT);
}
$model = ucfirst($model);
$CI->$name = new $model();
$CI->$name->_assign_libraries();
$this->_ci_models[] = $name;
}
}
?>
