[PHP]Severity: Compile Error Message: Cannot redeclare <function> - CodeIgniter - php

Question

I have this function:
function vai_a_capo($cont_sett){ ---> line 3
if($cont_sett >= 7){
echo "</tr><tr>";
return TRUE;
}else{
return FALSE;
}
} ---> line 10
I'm using CodeIgniter version: 3.1.2.
When I go to the link: ../index.php/home/pages/disponibilita it say to me:
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare vai_a_capo() (previously declared in C:\xampp\htdocs\CI___________\application\views\pages\disponibilita.php:3) in C:\xampp\htdocs\CI___________\application\views\pages\disponibilita.php on line 10
Thanks for the answers. Bye.
EDIT:
It has been solved. In my controller (Home) I declared by mistake twice of these:
$this->load->view('pages/disponibilita', $data);

Answer 1

As Paul points out.. yes you could change the function name but since your site is likely riddled with calls to this function, that would likely be a lot of work. Instead, just check to see if the function is already defined by adding 2 lines, like this...
if (!function_exists('vai_a_capo')) { // new line to go above function
function vai_a_capo($cont_sett){ ---> line 3
if($cont_sett >= 7){
echo "</tr><tr>";
return TRUE;
}else{
return FALSE;
}
}
} // new line below function
I should point out, this edit needs to go where your code is trying to define the function a 2nd time.. In \application\views\pages\disponibilita.php on line 10

Answer 2

You should take care of your error messages:
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare vai_a_capo() (previously declared in
C:\xampp\htdocs\CI___________\application\views\pages\disponibilita.php:3) in > > C:\xampp\htdocs\CI___________\application\views\pages\disponibilita.php on line 10
They tell you, that the method you are trying to declare has already been declared in disponibilita.php. You have to give your method another name.