bcit-ci/CodeIgniter · error · RuntimeException

The model name you are loading is the name of a resource tha

Error message

The model name you are loading is the name of a resource that is already being used: $name

What it means

Error "The model name you are loading is the name of a resource that is already being used: $name" thrown in bcit-ci/CodeIgniter.

Source

Thrown at system/core/Loader.php:283

			// And the model name behind it
			$model = substr($model, $last_slash);
		}

		if (empty($name))
		{
			$name = $model;
		}

		if (in_array($name, $this->_ci_models, TRUE))
		{
			return $this;
		}

		$CI =& get_instance();
		if (isset($CI->$name))
		{
			throw new RuntimeException('The model name you are loading is the name of a resource that is already being used: '.$name);
		}

		if ($db_conn !== FALSE && ! class_exists('CI_DB', FALSE))
		{
			if ($db_conn === TRUE)
			{
				$db_conn = '';
			}

			$this->database($db_conn, FALSE, TRUE);
		}

		// 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

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at system/core/Loader.php:283 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/0c0d2c0a0037f32c. Report an issue: GitHub.