I am wondering if there are any sort of tools that you guys use to kick-start a codeigniter project?
Something similar to how ROR does?
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I'm not sure how ROR does it, but if you have unpacked CI in a directory you can pretty much start creating your site. They also have some video tutorials if you need some help in how to start creating your site. http://codeigniter.com/tutorials/
esnoeijs
2009-04-20 19:08:16
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I've only tried CodeCrafter (http://ciforge.com/trac/codecrafter) and it's quite decent, but there are others:
http://ciforge.com/trac/catalystmodel
http://ciforge.com/trac/rapyd
http://ciforge.com/trac/quickmodel
Good luck!
Alix Axel
2009-04-20 21:52:53
+1
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Examine other code
Something that helped me enormously was going through the code base of the Redux 2 Authentication system (currently in beta).
The code for the project is well formatted and clear. It uses a model, view, controller, library and a decent config file for customisations.
The way the code is written will give you an insight into how a CodeIgniter project can be built in a very clean manner.
Use a library
Other ways to get started quickly include using a library to grab data from an API. For example, try out the Flickr, Twitter or Last FM libraries written by Eliot Haughin.
These enable you to use other site's data in interesting ways.
Sample Application
There is also a sample application provided by Derek Allard at this URL.
Jon Winstanley
2009-04-21 09:19:33
You've got to be kidding about Redux Auth 2, I had to debug the thing myself just to get basic functionality on some functions, and I don't buy the library-just-a-wrapper-for-module thing, I think it should contain everything inside redux_auth.php, sans the view files of course. But if you just look at it as an example app and not as a library per se, then you may have a good point.
fandelost
2009-04-22 04:12:47
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Tools to kick-start a CodeIgniter project, hmm? Debian, Apache, PHP 5, SciTE ... =)
Start by reading the User Guide. It's some of the best documentation I've come across.
Then, if you've got a project in mind, figure out the feature set that project requires and start looking for CodeIgniter freebies on the wiki. There's a handful of helpers, libraries, plugins and such that will do a lot of the work for you.
Final side note: try to have an open mind. If you're trying to "do Rails" in CodeIgniter, you're approaching things backwards. Instead, try learning what makes CodeIgniter a great framework, and use those features as best you can.
drfloob
2009-05-14 19:59:54
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CI has a feature called Scaffolding, it's an admin-only GUI to your database through which you can quickly enter test data to start querying and displaying on your page.
The video tutorials and documentation and top-notch and it's really pretty easy to get a simple blog up and running.
stef
2009-09-21 08:49:54