bcit-ci/CodeIgniter · error · RuntimeException

Model.php exists, but doesn't declare class CI_Model

Error message

Model.php exists, but doesn't declare class CI_Model

What it means

Error "Model.php exists, but doesn't declare class CI_Model" thrown in bcit-ci/CodeIgniter.

Source

Thrown at system/core/Loader.php:312

		}

		// Note: All of the code under this condition used to be just:
		//
		//       load_class('Model', 'core');
		//
		//       However, load_class() instantiates classes
		//       to cache them for later use and that prevents
		//       MY_Model from being an abstract class and is
		//       sub-optimal otherwise anyway.
		if ( ! class_exists('CI_Model', FALSE))
		{
			$app_path = APPPATH.'core'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
			if (file_exists($app_path.'Model.php'))
			{
				require_once($app_path.'Model.php');
				if ( ! class_exists('CI_Model', FALSE))
				{
					throw new RuntimeException($app_path."Model.php exists, but doesn't declare class CI_Model");
				}

				log_message('info', 'CI_Model class loaded');
			}
			elseif ( ! class_exists('CI_Model', FALSE))
			{
				require_once(BASEPATH.'core'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'Model.php');
			}

			$class = config_item('subclass_prefix').'Model';
			if (file_exists($app_path.$class.'.php'))
			{
				require_once($app_path.$class.'.php');
				if ( ! class_exists($class, FALSE))
				{
					throw new RuntimeException($app_path.$class.".php exists, but doesn't declare class ".$class);
				}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at system/core/Loader.php:312 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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