1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 6e67c2db5..a8d58b2d9 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ if (defined('ENVIRONMENT'))
 	define('SELF', pathinfo(__FILE__, PATHINFO_BASENAME));
 
 	// The PHP file extension
+	// this global constant is deprecated.
 	define('EXT', '.php');
 
 	// Path to the system folder
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ if (defined('ENVIRONMENT'))
  * And away we go...
  *
  */
-require_once BASEPATH.'core/CodeIgniter'.EXT;
+require_once BASEPATH.'core/CodeIgniter.php';
 
 /* End of file index.php */
 /* Location: ./index.php */
\ No newline at end of file