Codeigniter __construct being called multiple times in controller

Question

I've the following controller class in my codeigniter and I want to load my library and model in constructor so that I can use it throughout my class.

class Cities extends CI_Controller{

public function __construct()
{
    echo "a";
    parent::__construct();
    $this->load->library("cities");
    $this->load->model("model_city");       
}


public function getCities($type)
{
            echo "ab";
    if($type == "All" || $type == "*" )
    {
        $res = $this->model_city->getCities();
    }
    else
    {
        $res = $this->model_city->getPopularCities();
        $data = mysql_fetch_assoc($res);
    }
    var_dump($res->results());
}
}

When I visit the URL , this code echoes "a" several times and doesn't call the getCities function. Here's the url I am visiting.

http://localhost/teleprintblog/index.php/Cities/getCities/All

What is the problem here ? Why is it calling the constructor again and again without calling the getCities function ?

Answer 1

you cant give a same name to a Controller and library class.

Here it is calling the controller class again and again thats why it is calling the controller again and again.