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Asked: 2026-05-27T23:13:28+00:00

Is there any way to load view ‘header’/’footer’ without calling $this->load->view(‘header’) or $this->load->view(‘footer’) in

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Is there any way to load view ‘header’/’footer’ without calling $this->load->view('header') or $this->load->view('footer') in every controller? Maybe a template that can be use in every view?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Here are a couple simple approaches to get you started:

    Create a template class:

    class Template {

    function load($view)
    {
        $CI = &get_instance();
        $CI->load->view('header');
        $CI->load->view($view);
        $CI->load->view('footer');
    }

}

    Usage in controller:

    $this->template->load('my_view');

    Use a master view file:

    <!-- views/master.php -->
<html>
  <header>Your header</header>
  <?php $this->load->view($view, $data); ?>
  <footer>Your footer</footer>
</html>

    In the controller:

    $this->load->view('master', array(
    'view' => 'my-view-file',
    'data' => $some_data
));

    I prefer the Template class approach, as it’s easy to add methods to append templates areas, load javascript files, and whatever else you need. I also prefer to automatically select the view file based on the method being called. Something like this:

    if ( ! isset($view_file)) {
    $view_file = $CI->router->fetch_class().'/'.$CI->router->fetch_method();
}

    This would load views/users/index.php if the controller is Users and the method is index.

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