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Undefined function validation_errors - CodeIgniter

After following the CodeIgniter tutorial for a form (https://www.codeigniter.com/userguide2/libraries/form_validation.html), I can't for the life in me get it to work.

All I seem to be getting is: Fatal error: Call to undefined function validation_errors() in /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/htdocs/test_f/application/views/pages/contact_us.php on line 1

I'm using the latest version of CodeIgnitor (2.1.4)

Controller

<?php
class Form extends CI_Controller {

public function index() {
    $this->load->helper(array('form', 'url'));

    $this->load->library('form_validation');

    if ($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE) {
        $this->load->view('pages/contact_us');
    } else {
        $this->load->view('pages/formsuccess');
    }
}
  }
?>

View

<?php echo validation_errors(); ?>

<?php echo form_open('form'); ?>

<h5>Username</h5>
<input type="text" name="username" value="" size="50" />

<h5>Password</h5>
<input type="text" name="password" value="" size="50" />

<h5>Password Confirm</h5>
<input type="text" name="passconf" value="" size="50" />

<h5>Email Address</h5>
<input type="text" name="email" value="" size="50" />

<div><input type="submit" value="Submit" /></div>

</form>

Routes

$route['default_controller'] = 'pages/view';
$route['(:any)'] = 'pages/view/$1';
$route['404_override'] = '';
Solution

  • Looks like the problem is with your routes. It appears you are routing everything to a controller called pages.

    If you remove the (:any) route, then hit your form controller by going to:

    index.php/form

    or

    add the following route before (:any)

    $route['form'] = "form";

    Then try again.