Autoload classes from different folders

Question

This is how I autoload all the classes in my controllers folder,

# auto load controller classes
    function __autoload($class_name) 
    {
             


        

Answer 1

Here is my solution,

/**
     * autoload classes 
     *
     *@var $directory_name
     *
     *@param string $directory_name
     *
     *@func __construct
     *@func autoload
     *
     *@return string
    */
    class autoloader
    {
        private $directory_name;

        public function __construct($directory_name)
        {
            $this->directory_name = $directory_name;
        }

        public function autoload($class_name) 
        { 
            $file_name = 'class_'.strtolower($class_name).'.php';

            $file = AP_SITE.$this->directory_name.'/'.$file_name;

            if (file_exists($file) == false)
            {
                return false;
            }
            include ($file);
        }
    }

    # nullify any existing autoloads
    spl_autoload_register(null, false);

    # instantiate the autoloader object
    $classes_1 = new autoloader('controllers');
    $classes_2 = new autoloader('models');

    # register the loader functions
    spl_autoload_register(array($classes_1, 'autoload'));
    spl_autoload_register(array($classes_2, 'autoload'));

I'm not sure whether it is the best solution or not but it seems to work perfectly...

What do you think??