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What is CodeIgniter for Developers?

Get your CodeIgniter 4 with

codeigniter4/translations
codeigniter4/devkit --dev
- friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer
- phpstan/phpstan
codeigniter/coding-standard --dev
phpunit/phpunit --dev
git pre-commit hook
Composer scripts
- analyze
- cs
- cs-fix
- install-git-hooks

Installation & updates

composer create-project dasua/codeigniter-4-appstarter-for-developers then composer update whenever there is a new release of the framework.

When updating, check the release notes to see if there are any changes you might need to apply to your app folder. The affected files can be copied or merged from vendor/codeigniter4/framework/app.

Setup

Copy env to .env and tailor for your app, specifically the baseURL and any database settings.

Important Change with index.php

index.php is no longer in the root of the project! It has been moved inside the public folder, for better security and separation of components.

This means that you should configure your web server to "point" to your project's public folder, and not to the project root. A better practice would be to configure a virtual host to point there. A poor practice would be to point your web server to the project root and expect to enter public/..., as the rest of your logic and the framework are exposed.

Please read the user guide for a better explanation of how CI4 works!

Server Requirements

PHP version 7.4 or higher is required, with the following extensions installed:

intl
libcurl if you plan to use the HTTP\CURLRequest library

Additionally, make sure that the following extensions are enabled in your PHP:

json (enabled by default - don't turn it off)
mbstring
mysqlnd
xml (enabled by default - don't turn it off)

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