"CodeIgniter" articles
CodeIgniter CON 2010 coming soon
CodeIgniter Con 2010 is the first all-CodeIgniter conference and is being run in the UK. This means anyone who couldn't make it to San Francisco this month for EECI2010 will be able to "get their nerd on" with some well known CI developers. Read More »
Posted: Jun 15, 2010
CloudIgniter: Easy hosting for CodeIgniter
Ever wanted to install PyroCMS or set up a CodeIgniter playground but don't know what the hell you are doing? The wonderful new hosting service CloudIgniter does it all for you. Read on to see what it's all about. Read More »
Posted: May 11, 2010
Upgrading to CodeIgniter 2.0
The CodeIgniter 2.0 branch is still coming together and has not yet been released, but it is getting considerably more stable as time goes on. If you want a smooth ride upgrading your application to run on CodeIgniter 2.0 then read this guide. Read More »
Posted: May 05, 2010
CodeIgniter Packages != Modules
So many people are asking about the new Packages feature in CodeIgniter 2.0 that I need to put this to bed. Packages are not modules, they are entirely different concepts and should not be confused. Hopefully that is enough convincing for most of you but if you need to know more, read on.
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Posted: Apr 12, 2010
Modular Separation for CodeIgniter 2
Sadly CodeIgniter 2.0 did not bring any sort of modular/HMVC system to us, but luckly Modular Separation works for this new version with two minor tweaks. The new version has been published to GitHub.
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Posted: Mar 24, 2010
CodeIgniter 2.0: Everything you need to know
It has been 6 months since the last CodeIgniter minor update and 18 months since the last major update. Through all this time we were given no information about the next release of CodeIgniter, but finally 2.0 is on the way.
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Posted: Mar 11, 2010
CodeIgniter Base Classes: Keeping it DRY
Most applications in CodeIgniter will have various types of pages. Logic for these types of pages is normally copied between all of their different Controllers which means, for example, if the way the admin area protection is handled is changed there will be lots of Controllers to change and test. This logic can instead be shared by some creative extending of the Controller class to create custom Base Controllers like Public_Controller, Admin_Controller, etc. Read More »
Posted: Feb 08, 2010
Working with RESTful services in CodeIgniter
This blog has been pretty quiet for a few weeks now, mainly because I have been working on a beast of an article for NetTuts called "Working with RESTful services in CodeIgniter".
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Posted: Feb 04, 2010
CodeIgniter Template library
Working with multiple views in CodeIgniter has always been a pain. Out of the box CodeIgniter provides no real way of having a layout file or header/footer functionality. This library makes the whole process very easy and gives lots of useful methods for shared output.
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Posted: Dec 29, 2009
Why CodeIgniter HTML helper functions rock
A complaint I often hear about CodeIgniter is one about HTML helper functions like form_open(), doctype() and img(). This post helps explain what they are and why they are useful. Read More »
Posted: Dec 14, 2009