Question

I am utterly and completely confused. I’ve looked through all the documentation and I can’t find a solution. Setup: CI 2.1.3, QNAP server.

Problem: I cannot use a private function on a controller:

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

class Signup extends CI_Controller {

public function index()
{
    _loadcontent();
}

private function _loadcontent()
{
        $this->load->view('welcome_message');
}
}

/* End of file signup.php */
/* Location: ./application/controllers/account/signup.php */

it won’t work and gives an HTTP Error 500 (Internal Server Error). HOWEVER, placing the file in the main controller directory works. Does anybody have any clue? is this a bug? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You need to call the function using $this.

public function index()
{
    $this->_loadcontent();
}