call external function from Yii controller

Question

I have an old php function in a .php files and want to include and call this from my controller. I copy my .php function file to myLib folder first and then defined my function in config file like this:

// autoloading model and component classes
    'import'=>array(
        'application.models.*',
        'application.components.*',
        'application.myLib.*',
    ),

now how to call my function in controller??

I call it simple by name but I get this error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function myFunction() in C:\xampp\htdocs\test\protected\controllers\TestController.php on line 10

Where is the myLib folder located?

Kai
– Kai

2013-11-15 14:31:28 +00:00
Commented Nov 15, 2013 at 14:31 — Kai
– Kai, Commented Nov 15, 2013 at 14:31
Inside protected folder.

b24
– b24

2013-11-15 14:34:00 +00:00
Commented Nov 15, 2013 at 14:34 — b24
– b24, Commented Nov 15, 2013 at 14:34

acorncom · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-17 18:51:19Z

1

The Yii autoloader is meant to load classes, as in, it will load the file for a class if the class is called. So this does not work for a singleton function in a file.

What you could do is make a helper class and add the function as a static method to the class.

for example :

class MyLib
{
    public static function myFunction()
    {
          //do stuff here
    }
}

and then you can just call out your function like you did before with

MyLib::myFunction();

Then store that class in the file /protected/helpers/MyLib.php

and in the config do:

'import'=>array(
    'application.models.*',
    'application.components.*',
    'application.helpers.*',
),

edited Nov 17, 2013 at 18:51

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answered Nov 15, 2013 at 14:36

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