Question

I have a custom helper that i use for logging.

Within one of the functions of the helper i need to get the name of the controller that was called. Is there a way to do it?

I can’t rely on uri segments because some controllers are in sub-folders and the helper is used all over.

Answer 1

You can use the following in CI2.x

$this->router->fetch_class();

You may need to get an instance of the CI super variable $this first- in which case. Use the following:

$ci =& get_instance();
$ci->router->fetch_class();

There’s also a $ci->router->fetch_method(); method if you need the name of the method called for any reason.