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's what I'd do:

function __autoload($class_name) {
    $class_name = strtolower($class_name);
    $filename = 'class_'.$class_name.'.php';

    if (substr($class_name, 0, 5) === 'model') {
        $file = AP_SITE.'models/'.$filename;
    } else $file = AP_SITE.'controllers/'.$filename;

    if (!is_file($file)) return false;
    include $file;
}

As long you name your files consistently, like class_controller_*.php and class_model_*.php, this should work fine.