MV object

All templates use the $mv object to access models and other functions.

Own public properties

• $root_path - path (URL) to the site root (usually '/' on the production domain), APP_FOLDER parameter in the .env file
• $media_path - path (URL) from the site root to the media folder
• $views_path - absolute path from the root of the file system to the folder with views templates
• $include_path - absolute path from the root of the file system to the site, used for the include and require functions
• $domain - domain name from the APP_DOMIAN parameter of the .env file

Own methods of the $mv object

• redirect(), reload(), display404() - redirect to other pages within the site, more details in the section Redirects
• checkUrlPart($index) - check the URL for the required part, more details in the section Router object

Objects inside the $mv object

• registry - access to settings from configuration files, more details in the section System settings
• router - router, Router object
• db - database manager that performs Direct queries to the database
• cache - caching in templates

All active models and plugins are available in the $mv object by their names.

//Including part of the template
include $mv -> views_path.'main-header.php';
include $mv -> views_path.'parts/left-column.php';

//Using built-in objects
$mv -> db -> getCell("SELECT `email` FROM `users` WHERE `id`='236'");

//Accessing models
echo $mv -> pages -> displayMenu(74);
$user = $mv -> users -> find(['email' => 'aaa@bbb.cc', 'active' => 1]);

//Accessing plugins
$mv -> shopping_cart -> addProduct(34, 1) -> recountCart();

//Access to simple model data
echo $mv -> options -> phone;

//Redirect
$mv -> redirect('/home/page');

//Reload page with additional GET parameters
$mv -> reload('?success')

//Transition to 404 error
$mv -> display404();

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