CodeIgniter
Facebook Connect Library for CodeIgniter
Just a brief follow-up to the post series I did a while back on Implementing Facebook Connect with CI. Today, Elliot Haughin continued his tradition of releasing helpful CI libraries and published a new library for implementing Facebook Connect using CodeIgniter. Haven’t had a chance to review it personally yet but I would imagine it’s [...]
Building Applications using CodeIgniter (Part 4) – Code Templates
Last July I wrote a post entitled “What does your code say about you?” In that post I discuss the importance of writing clean well formatted code. It’s vitally important, even if you are the only programmer working on a project, that you document and format your code because you may be the only programmer [...]
Building Applications using CodeIgniter (Part 3) – Helpers
So far in this series we’ve discussed framework/application structure and configuration information. The next thing I always add to new applications is some common helper files I’ve developed and that come in handy in most projects. CodeIgniter (CI) helpers are very flexible tools to assist with common tasks throughout the app. If it doesn’t belong [...]
Building Applications using CodeIgniter (Part 2) – Configuration
The framework that you use to build your application will end up being the foundation of your program. Everything that your program does will revolve around how that framework works. Things like naming conventions, file paths and settings are dictated by the framework. But if you have chosen a good framework, like CodeIgniter (CI), you [...]
How-to Ensure a Secure Connection Using PHP
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When submitting sensitive information over the web it’s important to ensure that the requested page is being accessed via an HTTPS encrypted connection. I’ve come across some forms that don’t check whether a secure connection has been made or not. In other words, you can delete the S from HTTP and instead of [...]
Building Applications using CodeIgniter (Part 1) – File Structure
Creating web applications with CodeIgniter (CI) is quick and easy because CI handles a lot of the typical application requirements right out of the box (like session management, database abstraction and file uploading). I’ve developed a number of applications with CI now, including BadgeTracker and Sign-Up-Sheet.com, and while CI does handle the repetitive stuff it’s [...]
CodeIgniter in php|architect Magazine
For those of you who havn’t given CI a try yet or are just starting out, Chris Cornutt wrote a nice intro. article for this months issue of php|architect magazine. Check it out!
CI 1.7.0 Released
The folks over at EllisLab have released CodeIgniter 1.7.0. The highlight of this release appears to be a brand new validation library as well as a number of other enhancements and bug fixes. Check out the change log for more information then download the latest.
On another note, I know it’s been quiet here for the [...]
Customizing Domains With Wildcard DNS
It seems to be the “in” feature of most modern web apps today. Giving your users the ability to create a custom URL that they can use to access their account like http://chickenbbq.sign-up-sheet.com. From a feature stand point its nice because it’s another way users can customize your app to their specifications. From a developers [...]
How to use reCAPTCHA with CI
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SPAM… a nasty little four letter word. Could mean tasty meat in a can or could mean junk e-mails and form submissions clogging your server and taking up space in your inbox. We are all familiar with it and are engaged in a constant battle to stop it. In this [...]
