magento - Mage::getModel is returning false -

i trying grips calling , using models in magento.

my current task display string held in model calling controller.

when trying call simpleoutput.php error message saying non object has been called. have var_dumped see , return false.

i have looked @ code , limited understanding of need in magento have correct. i'm missing something. please take , if it's typo tell , if it's more simple spelling mistake explain ive missed , should have done , why?

my code below

ts/firstmodule/etc/config.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <config> <modules>     <ts_firstmodule>         <version>0.1.0</version>     </ts_firstmodule> </modules>  <models>     <firstmodule>         <class>ts_firstmodule_model</class>     </firstmodule> </models>  <frontend>     <routers>         <firstmodule>             <use>standard</use>             <args>                 <module>ts_firstmodule</module>                 <frontname>firstmodule</frontname>             </args>         </firstmodule>     </routers> </frontend> </config> 

ts/firstmodule/controllers/indexcontroller.php

class ts_firstmodule_indexcontroller extends mage_core_controller_front_action { public function indexaction() {     $simple = mage::getmodel('ts_firstmodule/simpleoutput');     var_dump($simple); } } 

ts/firstmodule/model/simpleoutput.php

class ts_firstmodule_model_simpleoutput extends mage_core_model_abstract { public function basictext() {     echo 'this text simple output model inside basic text function'; } } 

you must wrap <models> in <global>, :

<global>     <models>         <firstmodule>             <class>ts_firstmodule_model</class>         </firstmodule>     </models> </global> 

don't hesitate take @ source of simpler core modules (eg, googleanalytics), see how they're done , understand logic behind it.