CodeIgniter: Load controller within controller

Question

I have a home controller with an index action that displays a set of featured products. However, the products are managed through a product

Answer 1

I know this is old, but should anyone find it more recently, I would suggest creating a separate class file in the controllers folder. Pass in the existing controller object into the class constructor and then you can access the functions from anywhere and it doesn't conflict with CI's setup and handling.