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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

Creating the controllers

We're going to create three controllers for this application. These are as follows:

  • discussions.php: This fetches discussions from the discussions table in the database and allows the user to create a new discussion

  • comments.php: This fetches comments from the comments table in the database and allows the user to join a discussion by adding a comment to a discussion forum

  • admin.php: This contains basic admin functions, login functionalities, and moderation options

The discussions controller

The discussions.php controller is responsible for the display of all valid discussions, processing the creation of new discussions and flagging any discussion for moderation. The discussions controller contains three functions, and these are as follows:

  • index(): This displays all valid discussions

  • create(): This creates a new discussion, handling any form validation

  • flag(): This processes a discussion for moderation by calling the flag() function of discussions_model.php, setting...

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