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EdFinkler-Introduction To CodeIgniter

CodeIgniter is a PHP web application framework that focuses on simplicity and performance. It uses a model-view-controller pattern to organize applications, and provides features like routing, security, and loading of libraries, helpers, and plugins. CodeIgniter applications can be extended through custom libraries, hooks, and by overriding native classes. The document provides an overview of CodeIgniter's structure, URL routing, security measures, and ways to extend its functionality.

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EdFinkler-Introduction To CodeIgniter

CodeIgniter is a PHP web application framework that focuses on simplicity and performance. It uses a model-view-controller pattern to organize applications, and provides features like routing, security, and loading of libraries, helpers, and plugins. CodeIgniter applications can be extended through custom libraries, hooks, and by overriding native classes. The document provides an overview of CodeIgniter's structure, URL routing, security measures, and ways to extend its functionality.

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Introduction to CodeIgniter

Ed Finkler
[email protected] • funkatron.com

20070914
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What is CodeIgniter?

• YAPF
(Yet Another PHP Framework)

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Why care about CI?

• Battle-tested
• Fast
• Adaptable

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Notable CI features
• Fast
• Compatible with many environments
• Quick to set-up
• Plays well with others
• Focus on simple solutions
• Good docs & community
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CI structure
index.php
Loaded by browser
Bootstraps everything

system application
base classes & built-in app-specific classes
functionality and functionality

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CI structure

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URL structure
domain.com/controller_class/method/data
<?php

class Search extends Controller {

[...]

function retrieve($id)
{
$this->load->database();

[...]
}

}
?>

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MVC pattern

• Controller Classes
• private methods prefixed with “_”

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MVC pattern
• Views
• Plain PHP as templating lang

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MVC pattern

• Views
• Optional template markup

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MVC pattern

• Models
• Optional
• ActiveRecord pattern available, not required
• Query binding
$sql = "SELECT * FROM some_table WHERE id = ? AND status = ? AND author = ?";
$this->db->query($sql, array(3, 'live', 'Rick'));

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Helpers
• Procedural funcs, grouped by file
• Mostly for views; available in controllers

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Plugins
• Single procedural function
• More extensive functionality than helper

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Loading on-demand

• $this->load->library|view|helper|plugin|...(‘name’);

• Auto-loading set in config/autoload.php

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CI security

• Not Foolproof (nothing is!)


• Limits allowed chars in URI
• register_globals “forced off”

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CI security

• Data only passed via POST or COOKIE


• GET query destroyed
• Array keys filtered
• Auto XSS Filtering (must enable)
• Query binding - use it!

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Extending CI
• The CI Way
• Creating your own libs
• Extend native libs (MY_Email)
• As-is, can’t extend/replace controller or
database classes
• Replacing native libs
• Hooks
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Extending CI

• The “however the hell you want to do it”


way
• Just require your libs
• Collisions unlikely (not impossible)

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Example App

• CI + Simplepie + Zend_Json == Web2.0 profit

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Danke

• codeigniter.com
• Slides will be up at funkatron.com shortly

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