eBook - ePub

CodeIgniter 2 Cookbook

Name: CodeIgniter 2 Cookbook
Author: Rob Foster

Rob Foster,

306 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

CodeIgniter 2 Cookbook

Rob Foster,

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As a developer, there are going to be times when youll need a quick and easy solution to a coding problem. CodeIgniter is a powerful open source PHP framework which allows you to build simple yet powerful full-feature web applications.

CodeIgniter 2 Cookbook will give you quick access to practical recipes and useful code snippets which you can add directly into your CodeIgniter application to get the job done. It contains over 80 ready-to-use recipes that you can quickly refer to within your CodeIgniter application or project.

This book is your complete guide to creating fully functioning PHP web applications, full of easy-to-follow recipes that will aid you in any aspect of developing with CodeIgniter. CodeIgniter 2 Cookbook takes you from the basics of CodeIgniter, through e-commerce features for your applications, and ends by helping you ensure that your environment is secure for your users and SEO friendly to draw in customers.

Starting with installation and setup, CodeIgniter 2 Cookbook provides quick solutions to programming problems that you can directly include in your own projects. You will be moving through databases, EU Cookie Law, caching, and everything else in-between with useful, ready-to-go recipes. You will look at image manipulation using the Image Manipulation library, user management (building a simple CRUD interface), switching languages on the fly according to the user preference, caching content to reduce server load, and much more.

Approach

Presented in a recipe-based format, you are led step-by-step through each aspect of CodeIgniter, allowing you to dip in and out as you choose.

Who this book is for

CodeIgniter 2 Cookbook is for intermediate to advanced PHP developers who want to begin using the powerful CodeIgniter framework to create web applications. Familiarity with CodeIgniter isnt essential, but it will be useful if you have been introduced to the framework before.

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Publisher

Packt Publishing

Year

2013

ISBN

9781782162308

Topic

Computer Science

Subtopic

Programming in PHP

Index

Computer Science

CodeIgniter 2 Cookbook

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. CodeIgniter Basics

Introduction

Downloading and installing CodeIgniter

How to do it...

Basic configuration options

How to do it...

How it works...

Managing CodeIgniter on different environments

How to do it...

How it works...

Managing database settings on different environments

How to do it...

How it works...

Common values

Other values

Securing the system files

How to do it...

How it works...

Removing index.php from the address bar using .htaccess

How to do it...

How it works...

Installing and using Sparks

How to do it...

How it works...

2. User Management

Introduction

Database schema

Viewing users

How to do it...

How it works...

Creating users

How to do it...

How it works...

Editing users

How to do it...

How it works...

Deleting users

How to do it…

How it works...

Generating passwords with CodeIgniter

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Generating passwords with CodeIgniter – the bare bones

How to do it...

Generating a hash

Comparing hashed values

How it works...

Forgot password? – resetting passwords with CodeIgniter

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

3. Creating E-commerce Features

Introduction

Amending configuration settings to run sessions in a database

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works…

Categories table

Products table

Creating a basic cart

How to do it...

How it works...

User browses the catalogue

User adds an item to the cart

User updates or removes items in the cart

Adding and searching by product categories

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Saving the cart to the database

How to do it...

How it works...

4. Email, HTML Table, and Text Libraries

Introduction

Sending plain e-mails with CodeIgniter Email

How to do it...

How it works...

Sending HTML e-mails with CodeIgniter Email

How to do it...

How it works...

Sending attachments with CodeIgniter Email

How to do it...

How it works...

Sending bulk e-mails with CodeIgniter Email

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using an HTML table with DataTable

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using an HTML table with DataTable and a database

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using word_limiter() for table output

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using word_censor() for cleaning input

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

5. Managing Data In and Out

Introduction

Sending different data to multiple views

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Validating user input

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Preparing user input

How to do it...

Sticky form elements in CodeIgniter

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Displaying errors next to form items

How to do it...

How it works...

Reading files from the filesystem

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Writing files to the filesystem

How to do it...

How it works...

Creating and downloading ZIP files

How to do it...

How it works...

Uploading files with CodeIgniter

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Creating and using validation callbacks

How to do it...

How it works...

Using the language class

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Confirming cookie acceptance from the user

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There’s more...

6. Working with Databases

Introduction

Configuring CodeIgniter for databases

How to do it...

How it works...

Connecting to multiple databases

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Active Record – create (insert)

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

The public function create()

The public function create_batch()

Active Record – read (select)

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Active Record – update

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

ActiveRecord – delete

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Looping through the database results

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Counting the number of returned results with num_rows()

How to do it...

How it works...

Counting the number of returned results with count_all_results()

How to do it...

Query binding

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works

Finding the last insert id

How to do it...

How it works...

Finding the number of affected rows

How to do it...

How it works...

Finding the last database query

How to do it...

How it works...

Using CodeIgniter database migrations

Getting ready

How to do it...

Moving to the current version with current()

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Rolling back/stepping forward with version()

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Generating an XML from a database result

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Generating a CSV from a database result

Getting ready

How to do it...

Forcing download

How it works...

Saving to file

How it works...

There's more...

7. Creating a Secure User Environment

Introduction

Escaping user input

Getting ready

How to do it...

Globally

Individually

How it works...

Preventing cross-site request forgery

How to do it...

How it works...

Escaping data – for a database

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using HTTPS with CodeIgniter

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Setting up HTTPS on localhost

8. Calendaring, Right Place, and Right Time

Introduction

Building a CodeIgniter Calendar helper with database results

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it w...