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Dynamically set TinyMCE file path for file browser and image viewier using PHP

I am using tincymce as the content editor and file manager in a PHP admin area. How can I change the file path dynamically so that I can use one instance of the editor for different organized functions? I can easily pass a variable to the tinymce.init configuration, but I am not aware of and can not find a configuration option for the f...

Producing proper routes in a nested tree in codeigniter

Hi, I am pretty new to CodeIgniter and PHP in general and have two questions that are somewhat related. I have a nested category tree with unlimited depth that produces links like myapp.com/language and myapp.com/spanish but I would like to have something like myapp.com/language/spanish. For reference my model returns an array of array...

Codeigniter: Get affected fields in update

There's a way to get which fields were modified after a update query? I want to keep track what field XXX user modified... any ways using active records? ...

create libraries using existing multiple classes

hi to all I have downloaded working phptreegraph, I want to used it using codeigniter framework. This class to work composed three classes (gdrenderer.ph,tree.php and node.php). I have already created some class but very simple. In this case, do i have to re-write it in one class or there is a better way to load it in my view just loadi...

how to apply css for the data fetched from the database

Hi, I am fetching the datas from the database...And the datas are displayed as dropdownmenu but the css is not applied <ul id="nav"> <?php $res=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM menu WHERE PARENT_ID=0"); while($row=mysql_fetch_array($res)) { echo "<li class='top'><a href='#' class='top_link'>".$row['MENU_NAME']."...

Trouble extending library in CodeIgniter

Hi, I am trying to extend the Upload library in CodeIgniter. I have been trying all morning, following various tuts and forum posts, but can't get it to work. If I add the function I want directly into the Upload.php library, it works-- but I know this isn't the right way, and want to do it right since I'm doing it. Here is the conte...

codeigniter best practice - multiple models

Hi Just a quick question about best practice in MVC development. Let's say that I've got two controllers (cont1, cont2), each of which uses a separate model, model1 & model2. all files are complex, models contain dozens of methods. Say, I finished developing of the first controller and I'm in the middle of work on the second one. I n...

Restricting direct access to your view-files in CodeIgniter?

Hi, I’m new to CodeIgniter, I was wondering if it’s considered a good practice to restrict direct access to your view-files? Obviously they are going to contain a lot of php-code that relies on variables and what not passed to them from the controller, so the php-code could easily come up with an error if it’s directly accessed couldn’t ...

Code Igniter -> attach email

Hi everyone, How do you use the email->attach function? I can't figure what is happen, cos when i put the code for email->attach the mesage came in blank(the mail body) and there is no attach. If i remove that code line, everything come back to normal.. thank you my controller (sendmail.php) <?php class Sendmail extends Controlle...

How to run a PHP script continuously on webhost?

I have a PHP script that retrieves list of urls from a site and stores them in a MYSQL table. I want to run the script again and again [with some time delay] and update the table. I am using codeigniter framework. How can I do it? Should I run a cron job? Or should I make a start/stop page with infinte loop? P.S my webhost is GoDadd...

Adding a trailing slash after url moves the box below the menu & logo over it

I am using codeigniter. My products page shows all the products we have and then users can click on each product_name to get more details about that particular product. So, I have declared products as the class and product_name as a function within the product class - so I could get the url www.company.com/products/product_name. When I...

Open a pdf with PHP and place text in it

I have a PDF which has an image on it (a logo) I want to open it with PHP and write some text over it and save it back to the file system. I've done this with the Zend framework before but this project is using code igniter so I need either a standalone lib or a code igniter plugin. thanks ...

CodeIgniter: Best way to implement External Objects (Objects that aren't models, views, or controllers)?

I want to add some classes to a CodeIgniter project that aren't models, views, or controllers. They will most likely be a built in Models/Controllers and used in various ways. Where should I store these classes, and what is the best way to implement them in CodeIgniter? (Or more generally, any MVC-based framework?). EDIT: Looking throug...

How do you prefer to structure your controller(s) in CodeIgniter?

Hi, I was wondering how you find it most easy to setup your controllers. Do you use one controller pr. sub-section of your site (ie. “Friends”, “Inbox”, “My account” etc.), or do you just use one controller that keeps all of the sub-sections? ...

End my urls with trailing slash (/) or not? And how do I go about it doing this with codeigniter..

Hey guys, I am trying to figure out which is most appropriate. From the articles I have read, it seems best to end url's with a trailing slash. So instead of: http://www.site.com/article It would read: http://www.site.com/article/ First I adjusted my htaccess to force a trailing slash. RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCo...

How should I organize javascript when using CodeIgniter

I'm trying to find a good organization practice of my javascript (jquery) files when using CodeIgniter. I do a lot of ajax sites and many of my views are loaded in various controllers, I'd like to only load the necessary javascript for those views without duplicate code. How do y'all handle this issue? ...

CodeIgniter's XSS Protection is removing <script> tags from user inputs... but I don't want it to!

Hey folks, CodeIgniter is brilliant but I'm using it to develop a site where users need to be able to share their code for websites. Unfortunately, CodeIgniter has been doing the "right" thing by removing <script> tags from my user's inputs into the database, so when it's returned data looks like this: [removed] User's data [removed] ...

How can I use the CodeIgniter Output Compression properly?

It says not to "echo" when using it. So how do I put in variable in my views? ...

Combining Codeigniter routes with regex

Hi, I've been playing around with creating an e-commerce site with Codeigniter, and am trying to do the following: Have category names as the first parameter, e.g. /tshirts /shoes following each of these, is either a filter (on the category), or the product (with category in URL for SEO) /tshirts/filter/price/0-20 /tshirts/pink-wi...

Can anyone recommend an authentication library for CodeIgniter 1.7.x?

I've just started to play with CodeIgniter 1.7.2 and imendialtly noticed that there is not a built-in library for user authentication. I don't need anything fancy. It's only to authenticate users in to my back office system. I don't need users and groups, or permissions etc. I just need a script to allow users to login. If a user tries ...