Unable to locate the model you have specified - CodeIgniter Issue

Question

I\'m getting an unable to locate model error.

$this->load->model(\'1/Gift_model\');

My model file name is gift_model.php

Answer 1

$this->load->model('1/Gift_model'); should be $this->load->model('1/gift_model');. Lowercase on this load argument and the php filename, uppercase on the class name within the file (you had two of three correct).

Answer 2

http://www.codeigniter.com/userguide3/installation/upgrade_300.html

Starting with CodeIgniter 3.0, all class filenames (libraries, drivers, controllers and models) must be named in a Ucfirst-like manner or in other words - they must start with a capital letter.

Used to be the model files started with lower case, but they changed it.

Answer 3

Ensure that the the model name is Gift_model and the class name is also Gift_model

class Gift_model extends CI_Model
{

}

but loading the class is '1/gift_model' NOT 'Gift_model'

$this->load->model('1/gift_model');

hope this was helpful