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Hi jatin,

I think the problem is a duplicate name in the loader, remember ever to have unique names for controllers and models:

Rename Plugs (model) to Plugs_model, also rename the file as plugs_model.php

Hope it helps,

Xavier

Make sure you specifiy your module paths in the config.php file like below.

$config['modules_locations'] = array(
    APPPATH.'modules/' => '../modules/',
);

Hi! I’m trying to use HMVC with my CI project but I’m stuck with path problems (I suppose!).

This is my current application tree

- application
--- controllers
------ subcontrollers
--------- first_controller.php (which extends MY_Controller)
--------- secnd_controller.php (which extends Better_Controller)
|...
|...
--- core
------ MY_Controller.php

MY_Controller.php file contains two classes

class MY_Controller extends CI_Controller
...
...
class Better_Controller extends MY_Controller

and works when I try to reach domain.com/subcontrollers/first_controller

Now I’d want to move all subcontrollers to modules for HMVC

- application
--- modules
------ subcontrollers
--------- first_controller
------------ controllers
--------------- first_controller.php
--------- secnd_controller
------------ controllers
--------------- secnd_controller.php

but when I try to hit domain.com/subcontrollers/first_controller I get a class not found error.
I tried to remove the subcontrollers dir level and force MY_Controller to extend MX_Controller instead of CI_Controller but both attempts were not working. Any suggestion?

EDIT: Removing the subcontrollers dir and forcing MY_Controller to extend CI_Controller seems to work. This is the app tree

- application
--- modules
------ first_controller
--------- controllers
------------ first_controller.php
------ secnd_controller
--------- controllers
------------ secnd_controller.php

but how can I solve preserving the subcontrollers dir?

@redcloud80

I use a modification of HMVC, anyway this might work:

- application/
--- modules/
------ subcontrollers/ (this is the module name actually)
---------- controllers/
-------------- first_controller.php
-------------- second_controller.php
---------- views/

@redcloud80

I use a modification of HMVC, anyway this might work:

- application/
--- modules/
------ subcontrollers/ (this is the module name actually)
---------- controllers/
-------------- first_controller.php
-------------- second_controller.php
---------- views/

Thanks, it works perfectly but it’s not a good solution for me :(

@redcloud80

Another way:

Your last solution is possible too, but within routes.php you should write rules that insert the additional subdirectory segment. It is possible, somehow I don’t like this way.

The third way:

- application/
--- modules/
------ subcontrollers/
---------- controllers/
-------------- first_controller/
------------------ first_controller.php
------------------ why_not_another_controller.php
-------------- second_controller/
------------------ second_controller.php
---------- views/

This is a possible implementation on my HMVC modification, you may check whether it works with the original one.

The third way:

- application/
--- modules/
------ subcontrollers/
---------- controllers/
-------------- first_controller/
------------------ first_controller.php
------------------ why_not_another_controller.php
-------------- second_controller/
------------------ second_controller.php
---------- views/

This is a possible implementation on my HMVC modification, you may check whether it works with the original one.

This could work too but, unfortunately, I’ve just a single controller file for each controller… adding just another folder it’s not a solution. Nice one though 😉
Maybe I’ll go for the routes mapping solution.

The radically new feature in the third way is “why_not_another_controller.php”. It is not about a single controller within a single folder. Anyway, I am glad that you can figure out how to get to your solution.

The last one proposed it’s not really modular. Subcontrollers modules cannot be ported easily to other project without “picking” each component from common models/controllers/views/libraries/etc directories. Anyway I appreciate your suggestion!

If your MY_Controller is extending the CI_Controller then you are using Modular Separation not HMVC

For true HMVC your MY_Controller needs to extend MX_Controller.

Module Structure:

modules
-- module_name
---- config - can hold routes.php etc;
---- controllers - the controller_name should be the same as the module_name.
                            If not then you have to access using module_name/controller_name
-------- module_name - controller
-------- other_controllers
---- libraries
---- models
---- views

You should be able to have other directories but then you have to access then in order 1/2/3/controller etc;

@redcloud80

It is matter of semantics what is really modular. If your “subcontrollers” folder is named “admin”, then OK, avoid the third way. The routes.php rules might be a better choice, I have seen it within PyroCMS.

For “admin” there is the fourth way - a separate application, but that is a long story.

Hello,

I have a CI project with Modular Extensions - HMVC correctly installed.

I try to have one database settings per module.

So, I have one application/modules/module/config/database.php file in order to create different values for these objects :
- $active_group & $active_record variables
- $db array

And I would like that this file overwrites the default settings defined in the application/config/database.php file.

- application
--- config
------ database.php
--- modules
------ module
--------- config
------------ database.php

This doesn’t work, CI doesn’t load the module/config/database.php file.

Maybe I need to change some settings in autoload file ?

Thanks to help me.

CI only loads it from application/config, you can set different configs in the database.php and then
switch them later. See the database configuration in the Users Guide.

Yeah I know that but I wanted know if there’s no way to load it from module/config with HMVC.

Because as you say, if I set different configs in the database.php I should switch them later with different value for $active_group.

You seem tell me that it’s impossible, so I will change the $active_group value in my constructor method of my controller.

Thanks.