Set BASE URL
In CodeIgniter Project, Open config.php file in config folder. Set value for base_url config as below:
$config['base_url'] = 'http://localhost:9092/LearnCodeIgniterWithRealApps/';
Create Controller
Create new PHP file named demo.php in controllers folder as below:
<?php defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
class Demo extends CI_Controller {
public function index()
{
$data['age'] = 20;
$data['username'] = 'PMKLab';
$data['price'] = 4.5;
$this->load->view('demo/index', $data);
}
}
Set Default Controller
In CodeIgniter Project, Open routes.php file in config folder. Set value for default_controller as below:
$route['default_controller'] = 'demo';
Create View
Create new folder named demo in views folder. In this folder, create new PHP file named index.php as below:
<?php defined('BASEPATH') or exit('No direct script access allowed'); ?>
<html>
<head>
<title>Demo Page</title>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Demo Page</h3>
Age: <?php echo $age; ?>
<br>
Username: <?php echo $username; ?>
<br>
Price: <?php echo $price; ?>
</body>
</html>
Structure of CodeIgniter Project
Run Application
Access index action in Demo controller with following url: http://localhost:9092/LearnCodeIgniterWithRealApps/demo/index
Output
References
I recommend you refer to the books below to learn more about the knowledge in this article:
- CodeIgniter Web Application Blueprints
- CodeIgniter for Rapid PHP Application Development: Improve your PHP coding productivity with the free compact open-source MVC CodeIgniter framework!
- Programming with CodeIgniter MVC
- Murach’s PHP and MySQL (3rd Edition)
- Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript: With jQuery, CSS & HTML5 (Learning Php, Mysql, Javascript, Css & Html5)
- PHP and MySQL Web Development (5th Edition) (Developer’s Library)
