diff --git a/application/controllers/welcome.php b/application/controllers/welcome.php
index 1ed82d2..f70dd78 100644
--- a/application/controllers/welcome.php
+++ b/application/controllers/welcome.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 
 class Welcome extends CI_Controller {
 
diff --git a/application/views/errors/error_404.php b/application/views/errors/error_404.php
index fe48fd5..4a8823d 100644
--- a/application/views/errors/error_404.php
+++ b/application/views/errors/error_404.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 ?><!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
diff --git a/application/views/errors/error_db.php b/application/views/errors/error_db.php
index 76ca6df..21d5d86 100644
--- a/application/views/errors/error_db.php
+++ b/application/views/errors/error_db.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 ?><!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
diff --git a/application/views/errors/error_general.php b/application/views/errors/error_general.php
index e9baf16..5bf3611 100644
--- a/application/views/errors/error_general.php
+++ b/application/views/errors/error_general.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 ?><!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
diff --git a/application/views/errors/error_php.php b/application/views/errors/error_php.php
index b76dc8a..c0c4bd6 100644
--- a/application/views/errors/error_php.php
+++ b/application/views/errors/error_php.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 ?>
 
 <div style="border:1px solid #990000;padding-left:20px;margin:0 0 10px 0;">
diff --git a/application/views/welcome_message.php b/application/views/welcome_message.php
index d227f82..27332f4 100644
--- a/application/views/welcome_message.php
+++ b/application/views/welcome_message.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php
 /**
  * CodeIgniter
  *
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * @since		Version 1.0
  * @filesource
  */
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 ?><!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>