So I modified the autoloader to only autoload classes with the prefix GILL_

function __autoload($class) {

//only autoload classes containing GILL_
if(stristr($class, ‘GILL_’)){
require_once(PATH_TO_LIBRARIES."$class.php");
}
}

Then I created GILL_MyModel.php in application/libraries containing the following class:

class GILL_MyModel extends Model

Then my models are defined as such:

class Tourmodel extends GILL_MyModel {

class Subareamodel extends GILL_MyModel

Still had a few snags when I was trying to make it work last night (until they dragged me away from the computer). I’ll try to make it work today.

Yes, models should be created/written just as you suggested and then loaded in the standard CI way.

and after adding the autoload function in config, I should then define my models this way:


<?php

function Tourmodel(){
parent::__construct();
}
}


Is this correct?

<?php  if (!defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');

class MY_Model extends Model {

	public function __construct(){
            parent::Model();
	}

        //add your own methods here
}

?>

Once you’ve done that, read this article - essentially it’s a simple, yet very flexible way to load external resources (works only with PHP5).

Well, that’s about it - I hope that helps :)

If you decide to use those in your code, the best place for them would be in a parent model.

How do I implement this?