Phil Sturgeon

Web developer, kayaker, outdoors madman and part-time alcoholic.


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  Category: CodeIgniter


Deploying websites with Git

Use Git to deploy your web applications without having to faff with FTP syncronisation or manually working out which files need to be uploaded. Read More »

Posted: Feb 23, 2010  Category: Git


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  Category: CodeIgniter


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  Category: CodeIgniter


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  Category: CodeIgniter


Twiny-Framework: the framework small enough to tweet

Many frameworks say they are lightweight, quick and easy on your server, but none are as lightweight as my new "framework" which is so lightweight it can fit in a Tweet. Read More »

Posted: Dec 15, 2009  Category: PHP


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  Category: CodeIgniter


CodeIgniter on PHP 5.3

Find out how to make PHP 5.3 shut up complaining about "warning: date(): It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings" and deprecated functions in your CodeIgniter applications.
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Posted: Dec 10, 2009  Category: CodeIgniter


PyroCMS v0.9.7.3 released

After a long wait the new stable PyroCMS has been released which adds German language support and a bunch of other bug-fixes.
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Posted: Dec 07, 2009  Category: PyroCMS


Managing stable and unstable branches in Git

Stable and unstable branches mean that while you work on a new version of your software, you maintain the current version by working on bug-fixes and small tweaks. Find out how to achieve this using Git.
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Posted: Nov 30, 2009  Category: Git


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