How to setup Codeigniter

In this blog, we have laid down a step-by-step guide to download and install Codeigniter. The tutorial will help you setup Codeigniter. 

Before jumping into it, let’s revisit a few basics about the MVC Architecture; 

The Model represents your data structures.

The View is the information that is being presented to a user.

The Controller serves as an intermediary between the Model, the View, and any other resources needed to process the HTTP request and generate a web page.

Now, let’s get started.

CodeIgniter installation steps:

CodeIgniter ins

tallation steps

• Step 1 Download Codeigniter from “https://www.codeigniter.com/download”
• Step 2 Unzip the package.
• Step 3 Upload the CodeIgniter folders and files to your server.
• Step 4 Open the application/config/config.php file with a text editor and set your base Step. If you intend to use encryption or sessions, set your encryption key Like : “$config[‘encryption_key’] = ‘A41H0LLJG3bc83M0Rl87CfOA3xn3zSKY’”
• Step 5 if you want to use the database then open the application/config/database.php file with a text editor and set your database settings.
• Step 6 If you want to use libraries then open the application/config/autoload.php file with a text editor and set libraries like :
• Step 7 “$autoload[‘libraries’] = array(‘database’,’session’,’form_validation’);”
• Step 8 if you want to remove index.php from the base URL then just create a .htaccess file into your project folder and paste code below:

• RewriteEngine on
• RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|resources|robots\.txt)
• RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
• RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
• RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L,QSA]
• And You should remove index.php from you config file under \application\config in :-
• $config[‘index_page’] = ”;

That’s all there is to it. You’re good to go!

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