CodeIgniter PHP Framework  Toby Beresford [email_address]
Content Bio Benefits Why Frameworks MVC Demo Links
Toby Bio 12 years – professional Web App Development 5 years - Lotus Domino 7 years – PHP 8 months - CodeIgniter Toby Beresford Applications Ltd Platform applications Facebook Bebo, Myspace et al. Clients Sky News, Last.fm, Comic Relief, VideoJug, AfffiliateWindow, .name registry…. [email_address]  /  www.tobyberesford.com   h   www.facebook.com/pages/Toby-Beresford-Applications/6164004474
Benefits of CI Small Fast  Simple Customer ready a sys admin can install the CI framework in a few minutes great documentation means easy hand over: new developers just learn the framework not your home grown MVC code Great for mash-up apps using multiple platforms  eg. Facebook apps Cleaner code
Why Frameworks No framework Framework Me and my framework Framework Platform API Me, my framework and a Platform API
MVC View (views/frog_count.php) <html> <body> <h1> You’ve <?=$froggies;?> items in list</h1> </body> </html> Controller (controllers/my_controller.php) function  total_frogs ()  { $this->load->model(“frogs”); $number_of_frogs = $this->frogs->count_frogs(); $data[‘froggies’] = $number_of_frogs; $this->load->view(“frog_view”, $data); } Model (models/frogs.php) function count_frogs() { $this->db->where(“type”,”frog”); $this->db->from(“animals”); $query = $this->db->get(); Return $query->num_rows(); } Model View Controller
How to run a CI method http:// www.my_server.com/index.php/my_controller/my_frogs Where you’ve installed CI Your main controller file: System/application/controllers/my_controller.php The name of a method in your controller
Download from www.codeigniter.com
Upload to your server
See the welcome screen
Create your database
Configure CodeIgniter Base URL
Configure Database Connection
Create a controller
Add the view
Try it
Send variables to the view via an array VIEW CONTROLLER
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Model: Get item Uses ActiveRecord
Model: Put Item
Model: Get all
Model: Delete Item
Controller: Add
View: Add/Edit
User Interface: Add
Controller: Save
Controller: Edit
User Interface: Edit
Controller: List all
Views: List Note we can use ordinary PHP in the views, no template language to learn
User Interface: List
Controller: Delete
Views: Delete Confirm
User Interface: Delete
Class Libraries and Helpers Helper Reference Array Helper   Cookie Helper   Date Helper   Directory Helper   Download Helper   Email Helper   File Helper   Form Helper   HTML Helper   Inflector Helper   Path Helper   Security Helper   Smiley Helper   String Helper   Text Helper   Typography Helper   URL Helper   XML Helper Class Reference Benchmarking Class   Calendaring Class   Config  Class   Database Class   Email Class   Encryption Class   File Uploading Class   FTP Class   HTML Table Class   Image Manipulation Class   Input and Security Class   Loader Class   Language Class   Output Class Pagination Class   Session Class   Trackback  Class   Template Parser Class   Unit Testing Class   URI Class   User Agent Class   Validation Class   XML-RPC Class   Zip Encoding Class
Summary CI is fast to run, light to deploy and easy to learn Great for mash-up applications in the platform world Wishlist = Eg. AffiliateWindow retailer list API, product API, Facebook UI, Facebook User tables, + PayPal mass pay for commissions
Useful links www.codeigniter.com User manual, community forums, releases www.kohanaphp.com   PHP5 CodeIgniter fork www.phpframeworks.info   All the frameworks side by side www.people4web2.com Contractor site with a skills category for the major PHP Frameworks LondonGarage06.eventbrite.com Facebook Developer Garage – 5 th  March Questions?  [email_address]

Benefits of the CodeIgniter Framework

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    CodeIgniter PHP Framework Toby Beresford [email_address]
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    Content Bio BenefitsWhy Frameworks MVC Demo Links
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    Toby Bio 12years – professional Web App Development 5 years - Lotus Domino 7 years – PHP 8 months - CodeIgniter Toby Beresford Applications Ltd Platform applications Facebook Bebo, Myspace et al. Clients Sky News, Last.fm, Comic Relief, VideoJug, AfffiliateWindow, .name registry…. [email_address] / www.tobyberesford.com h www.facebook.com/pages/Toby-Beresford-Applications/6164004474
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    Benefits of CISmall Fast Simple Customer ready a sys admin can install the CI framework in a few minutes great documentation means easy hand over: new developers just learn the framework not your home grown MVC code Great for mash-up apps using multiple platforms eg. Facebook apps Cleaner code
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    Why Frameworks Noframework Framework Me and my framework Framework Platform API Me, my framework and a Platform API
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    MVC View (views/frog_count.php)<html> <body> <h1> You’ve <?=$froggies;?> items in list</h1> </body> </html> Controller (controllers/my_controller.php) function total_frogs () { $this->load->model(“frogs”); $number_of_frogs = $this->frogs->count_frogs(); $data[‘froggies’] = $number_of_frogs; $this->load->view(“frog_view”, $data); } Model (models/frogs.php) function count_frogs() { $this->db->where(“type”,”frog”); $this->db->from(“animals”); $query = $this->db->get(); Return $query->num_rows(); } Model View Controller
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    How to runa CI method http:// www.my_server.com/index.php/my_controller/my_frogs Where you’ve installed CI Your main controller file: System/application/controllers/my_controller.php The name of a method in your controller
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    Send variables tothe view via an array VIEW CONTROLLER
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    Model: Get itemUses ActiveRecord
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    Views: List Notewe can use ordinary PHP in the views, no template language to learn
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    Class Libraries andHelpers Helper Reference Array Helper Cookie Helper Date Helper Directory Helper Download Helper Email Helper File Helper Form Helper HTML Helper Inflector Helper Path Helper Security Helper Smiley Helper String Helper Text Helper Typography Helper URL Helper XML Helper Class Reference Benchmarking Class Calendaring Class Config Class Database Class Email Class Encryption Class File Uploading Class FTP Class HTML Table Class Image Manipulation Class Input and Security Class Loader Class Language Class Output Class Pagination Class Session Class Trackback Class Template Parser Class Unit Testing Class URI Class User Agent Class Validation Class XML-RPC Class Zip Encoding Class
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    Summary CI isfast to run, light to deploy and easy to learn Great for mash-up applications in the platform world Wishlist = Eg. AffiliateWindow retailer list API, product API, Facebook UI, Facebook User tables, + PayPal mass pay for commissions
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    Useful links www.codeigniter.comUser manual, community forums, releases www.kohanaphp.com PHP5 CodeIgniter fork www.phpframeworks.info All the frameworks side by side www.people4web2.com Contractor site with a skills category for the major PHP Frameworks LondonGarage06.eventbrite.com Facebook Developer Garage – 5 th March Questions? [email_address]