Can I load and use a model in MY_Controller using CI3 - php

Question

I'm using Codeigniter 3 and I need some data available to all methods. I will query the data from the database and then I need to display it on every page.
I have created a MY_Controller extending CI_Controller and saved it in /application/core/
But I am getting this error:
Fatal error: Call to undefined method Area_model::get_user_locations()
MY_Controller:
<?php defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
class MY_Controller extends CI_Controller {
public $location_data;
function __construct()
{
parent::__construct();
$this->load->database();
$this->load->model('area_model');
$org_id = $this->session->userdata('org_id');
$this->location_data = $this->area_model->get_user_locations($org_id);
}
}
Can i access models and the database from within MY_controller?
Area_model.php
// get all areas for an organisation
public function get_user_locations($org_id) {
$areas = $this->db->get_where('areas', array('org_id' => $org_id));
$area_array = $areas->result_array();
return $area_array;
}

Answer 1

MY_Controller
not used to direct any function to __construct()
__construct to only load to any model
write other function to MY_Controller look like this
<?php defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
class MY_Controller extends CI_Controller
{
public $location_data;
function __construct()
{
parent::__construct();
$this->load->database();
$this->load->model('area_model');
$org_id = $this->session->userdata('org_id');
}
}
function functionname()
{
$this->location_data = $this->area_model->get_user_locations($org_id);
}
Area_model.php
public function get_user_locations($org_id)
{
$areas = $this->db->get_where('areas', array('org_id' => $org_id));
$area_array = $areas->result_array();
return $area_array;
}