How to load css files in code igniter 4, but not from public folder

Question

I want to load css file from app/asset/css/tes.css This is my css file

This is my controller

This is my route

This is my view

I tried many ways but still couldn't. Please help me

I want to access the CSS file for the lala.php in the view folder, by saving the CSS file in the assets folder

Answer 1

The problem is with your path in the controller. The correct path should be:

$path = FCPATH . '../app/asset/css/tes.css';

Or a cleaner way is:

$path = APPPATH . 'asset/css/tes.css';

Answer 2

Edit: I assumed file_as_string() is a core PHP function, but it actually is from my Common.php file:

file_as_string:

if (! function_exists('file_as_string')) {
    /**
     * Returns the files' content as string or empty string on failure.
     */
    function file_as_string(string $path): string
    {
        $filePath = $path;

        try {
            $fileContent = file_get_contents($filePath);
        } catch (ErrorException $e) {
            return '';
        }
        if ($fileContent) {
            return $fileContent;
        }

        return '';
    }
}

I use the following in my view file, but you could easily use it someplace else.

Example:

<style><?= file_as_string(APPPATH . 'asset/css/test.css') ?></style>