bcit-ci/CodeIgniter · error · RuntimeException

models/$path$model.php exists, but doesn't declare class $mo

Error message

models/$path$model.php exists, but doesn't declare class $model

What it means

Error "models/$path$model.php exists, but doesn't declare class $model" thrown in bcit-ci/CodeIgniter.

Source

Thrown at system/core/Loader.php:348

				log_message('info', config_item('subclass_prefix').'Model class loaded');
			}
		}

		$model = ucfirst($model);
		if ( ! class_exists($model, FALSE))
		{
			foreach ($this->_ci_model_paths as $mod_path)
			{
				if ( ! file_exists($mod_path.'models/'.$path.$model.'.php'))
				{
					continue;
				}

				require_once($mod_path.'models/'.$path.$model.'.php');
				if ( ! class_exists($model, FALSE))
				{
					throw new RuntimeException($mod_path."models/".$path.$model.".php exists, but doesn't declare class ".$model);
				}

				break;
			}

			if ( ! class_exists($model, FALSE))
			{
				throw new RuntimeException('Unable to locate the model you have specified: '.$model);
			}
		}

		if ( ! is_subclass_of($model, 'CI_Model'))
		{
			throw new RuntimeException("Class ".$model." doesn't extend CI_Model");
		}

		$this->_ci_models[] = $name;
		$model = new $model();

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at system/core/Loader.php:348 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of bcit-ci/CodeIgniter@3658d731ea (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ac46dbe19bb15b1a. Report an issue: GitHub.