diff --git a/system/codeigniter/Base4.php b/system/codeigniter/Base4.php
index 9366b45..2793317 100644
--- a/system/codeigniter/Base4.php
+++ b/system/codeigniter/Base4.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
* This file is used only when Code Igniter is being run under PHP 4.
*
* In order to allow CI to work under PHP 4 we had to make the Loader class
- * the parent of the Controller Base class. It's the only way we enabled
+ * the parent of the Controller Base class. It's the only way we can
* enable functions like $this->load->library('email') to instantiate
* classes that can then be used within controllers as $this->email->send()
*
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@
function CI_Base()
{
+ // This allows syntax like $this->load->foo() to work
parent::CI_Loader();
$this->load =& $this;
+ // This allows resources used within controller constructors to work
global $OBJ;
- $OBJ = $this->load;
+ $OBJ = $this->load; // Do NOT use a reference.
}
}