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CodeIgniter Web Application Blueprints

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CodeIgniter Web Application Blueprints

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CodeIgniter Web Application Blueprints
Jan, 2015 | 330 pages
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Table of Contents (16 chapters)
CodeIgniter Web Application Blueprints
CodeIgniter Web Application Blueprints
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Introduction and Shared Project Resources
Introduction and Shared Project Resources
Common resources
Downloading CodeIgniter
Installing Twitter Bootstrap
Removing index.php from the address bar
Installing and using Sparks
Creating a shared header and footer view
Common language items
Creating the MY_Controller file
Autoloading common system resources
Security considerations
Summary
2
A URL Shortener
A URL Shortener
Design and wireframes
Creating the database
Adjusting the routes.php file
Creating the model
Creating views
Creating controllers
Creating the language file
Putting it all together
Summary
3
Discussion Forum
Discussion Forum
Design and wireframes
Creating the database
Adjusting the config.php file
Adjusting the routes.php file
Creating the models
Creating views
Creating the controllers
Creating the language file
Putting it all together
Summary
4
Creating a Photo-sharing Application
Creating a Photo-sharing Application
Design and wireframes
Creating the database
Adjusting the config.php and autoload.php files
Adjusting the routes.php file
Creating the model
Creating the views
Creating the controllers
Creating the language file
Putting it all together
Summary
5
Creating a Newsletter Signup
Creating a Newsletter Signup
Introduction
Design and wireframes
Creating the database
Adjusting the routes.php file
Creating the model
Creating the views
Creating the controllers
Creating the language file
Putting it all together
Summary
6
Creating an Authentication System
Creating an Authentication System
Introduction
Design and wireframes
Creating the database
Adjusting the config.php file
Adjusting the routes.php file
Creating the models
Creating the views
Creating the controllers
Creating the language file
Putting it all together
Summary
7
Creating an E-Commerce Site
Creating an E-Commerce Site
Introduction
Design and wireframes
Creating the database
Adjusting the config.php file
Adjusting the routes.php file
Creating the model
Creating the views
Creating the controllers
Creating the language file
Putting it all together
Summary
8
Creating a To-do List
Creating a To-do List
Introduction
Design and wireframes
Creating the database
Adjusting the config.php file
Adjusting the routes.php file
Creating the model
Creating views
Creating the controller
Creating the language file
Putting it all together
Summary
9
Creating a Job Board
Creating a Job Board
Introduction
Design and wireframes
Creating the database
Adjusting the config.php file
Adjusting the routes.php file
Creating the model
Creating views
Creating the controller
Creating the language file
Putting it all together
Summary
Index
Index

Putting it all together

Now that we have made all the amendments to configuration files, created the database, and created all the files necessary for the app to work (controllers, models, views, and so on) let's run through a few scenarios briefly, just to make sure we know how the app functions.

Creating a shortened URL

Let's consider an example where Lucy visits the URL Shortener app and the create controller is called by CodeIgniter, displaying the create/create.php view file. The following is the sequence of events:

  1. Lucy enters a URL in the text input and clicks on Shorten Now.

  2. Upon submitting the form, the controller validates the URL. The URL is successfully validated and the validation returns no errors.

  3. The URL entered by Lucy is then sent to the save_url()function of Urls_model that creates a unique code. The save_url() function uses the PHP construct do while and an Active Record database query to create a unique code that doesn't already exist in the database.

  4. Once a code has been...

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