Access Codeigniter functions from external script

Question

So, here's my situation :

• I have a complete app set up with CodeIgniter.
• I'm initiating a background task, running a PHP script.

My question :

• How could I use CodeIgniter function (e.g. $this->db or $CI->db - doesn't matter) from that external PHP script?

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Idea : Could a workaround, like include 'index.php'; at the top of the script do the trick?

Answer 1

In recent Codeigniter versions you can run standard controller actions from command line. If your task is some kind of a daemon you can embed the "task trigger" logic in a long running part of your script and shell out for the actual work to CI land.