How to load same content over all page? - php

Question

Instead of calling same data inside each functions in controllers i want to load that data globally by calling once.
i did
MY_Controller.php
<?php
class MY_Controller extends CI_Controller {
public function __construct() {
parent::__construct();
$this->load->helper(array('form', 'url','file'));
$this->load->model('common/common_model');
$data['header_menus'] = $this->common_model->categoryMenus();
}
}
This file is inside core folder and in controller folder there is a controller and i did
<?php
defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
class Home extends MY_Controller {
while loading function inside home controller how do i load $data['header_menus'] in views do i need to do saomething with that variable in function again?

Answer 1

Create one view in View folder and load that view in controller, make changes in your controller:
For example, your view name is display_view.php in view folder:
MY_Controller.php
<?php
class MY_Controller extends CI_Controller {
public function __construct() {
parent::__construct();
$this->load->helper(array('form', 'url','file'));
$this->load->model('common/common_model');
$data['header_menus'] = $this->common_model->categoryMenus();
$this->load->view('tour/view',$data);
}
}
display_view.php
<?php
if(!empty($header_menus)) {
extract($header_menus);
}
print_r($header_menus); // you can get all the info here
?>
Load View in Codeigniter

Answer 2

Check about inheritance.
$data['header_menus'] = $this->common_model->categoryMenus();
has to be
$this->data['header_menus'] = $this->common_model->categoryMenus();
In extending controller you need to call it with
$this->data['header_menus'];
Use $this->data array for other variables too and call the view with something like:
$this->load->view('some_view_file', $this->data);
Read in docs here, here, here, here and here.