[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Overriding Controllers ## - **[jmbgreen](/forum/user/24500-jmbgreen "View jmbgreen's Profile")** - [![jmbgreen's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/24500-jmbgreen "View jmbgreen's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/24500-jmbgreen) Less More - Posts: 82 - Thank you received: 1 - - - 11 years 7 months ago [\#195126](#195126) by [jmbgreen](/forum/user/24500-jmbgreen "View jmbgreen's Profile") *[Overriding Controllers](/forum/31-development/875745-overriding-controllers#195126 "-- HikaShop version -- : any version -- Joomla version -- : 3.4 -- PHP version -- : 5.4 Hello, I have been called by many customers to fix problems that occurred after they updated their hikashop. The problems are that they have customized hikashop versions, with hacks on the controllers or models. To fight with this, I am looking for any suggestions on how to overrides controllers or models in hikashop. Is there any good way to achieve this ? In my current specific case, I only need to override the _doLogin method of the checkout controller. A subclass of checkoutController would work fine - but how? Or would that possible with a custom plugin?")* was created by *[jmbgreen](/forum/user/24500-jmbgreen "View jmbgreen's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : any version -- Joomla version -- : 3.4 -- PHP version -- : 5.4 Hello, I have been called by many customers to fix problems that occurred after they updated their hikashop. The problems are that they have customized hikashop versions, with hacks on the controllers or models. To fight with this, I am looking for any suggestions on how to overrides controllers or models in hikashop. Is there any good way to achieve this ? In my current specific case, I only need to override the _doLogin method of the checkout controller. A subclass of checkoutController would work fine - but how? Or would that possible with a custom plugin? Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMxLWRldmVsb3BtZW50Lzg3NTc0NS1vdmVycmlkaW5nLWNvbnRyb2xsZXJzP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26400 - Thank you received: 4079 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 11 years 7 months ago [\#195132](#195132) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[Overriding Controllers](/forum/31-development/875745-overriding-controllers#195132 "-- HikaShop version -- : any version -- Joomla version -- : 3.4 -- PHP version -- : 5.4 Hello, I have been called by many customers to fix problems that occurred after they updated their hikashop. The problems are that they have customized hikashop versions, with hacks on the controllers or models. To fight with this, I am looking for any suggestions on how to overrides controllers or models in hikashop. Is there any good way to achieve this ? In my current specific case, I only need to override the _doLogin method of the checkout controller. A subclass of checkoutController would work fine - but how? Or would that possible with a custom plugin?")* Hi, You can override a class by creating an override file [ www.hikashop.com/forum/product-category-...atermark.html#184987](http://www.hikashop.com/forum/product-category-display/873470-watermark.html#184987) To override a controller, you need a system plugin which will define the controller class ; so HikaShop will find the class and will not load the original controller file. Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. 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