Application is loading only one (default) controller in php mvc project? - php

Question

I am building custom mvc framework from scratch and when I put something something to print in my PageController, application is working, but when I create some other controller and try to print something, it just prints data from PageController.
I think that the problem is on where I put variable protected $currentController = 'PageController'; and $this->currentController = new PageController();.
Now I tried putting $this->currentController = new $this->currentController; and I get this error:
'Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class 'PageController' not found in C:\xampp\htdocs\php\App\Libraries\Core.php:20 Stack trace: #0 C:\xampp\htdocs\php\public\index.php(7): App\Libraries\Core->__construct() #1 {main} thrown in C:\xampp\htdocs\php\App\Libraries\Core.php on line 20 '.
Also I'm using composer and autoloading with psr-4 and namespacing.
Core.php
namespace App\Libraries;
use App\Controllers\PageController;
class Core
{
protected $currentController = 'PageController';
protected $currentMethod = 'index';
protected $params = [];
public function __construct()
{
$url = $this->getUrl();
if (file_exists('../App/Controllers/' . ucwords($url[0]) . '.php')) {
$this->currentController = ucwords($url[0]);
unset($url[0]);
}
require_once '../App/Controllers/' . $this->currentController . '.php';
$this->currentController = new PageController();
}
public function getUrl()
{
if (isset($_GET['url'])) {
$url = rtrim($_GET['url'], '/');
$url = filter_var($url, FILTER_SANITIZE_URL);
$url = explode('/', $url);
return $url;
}
}
}
PageController.php
namespace App\Controllers;
class PageController
{
public function __construct()
{
echo "Page Loaded!!!";
}
}
PostController.php
namespace App\Controllers;
class PostController
{
public function __construct()
{
echo "Post Controller Loaded!!!";
}
}
index.php (in public folder)
use App\Libraries\Core;
require_once '../App/bootstrap.php';
$init = new Core;
bootstrap.php (in App folder)
<?php
require dirname(__DIR__) . '..\vendor\autoload.php';
I expect when I make some other controller to be able to write something in it and get output without errors or the same data as in PageController.

Answer 1

I pulled your repository down and there were a few things I had to change.
Make sure that your RewriteBase in your .htaccess goes from the correct document root. If you're not using virtual hosts, then you need to use the path from the localhost to the project.
Also, you are still using a require statement before calling the object. You do not need that. Remove it.
At the top, add the namespace to the $currentController property. If $url[0] is set, prefix the namespace like this:
$this->currentController = '\App\Controllers\\' . ucwords($url[0]);
That got the posts controller and page controllers working.