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author | DiederikLascaris <info@runesa.nl> | 2017-01-22 21:45:15 +0100 |
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committer | DiederikLascaris <info@runesa.nl> | 2017-01-22 21:45:15 +0100 |
commit | 312efeba32d532878c536fd28e75f39d61a9dade (patch) | |
tree | 71ae4aaca33a9d34a789d6d375acd2594160123a /user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst | |
parent | 947f1a06093a52a32b703ee795e52c22cd66363a (diff) | |
parent | 44c7af639ac1726780b64fb5a6cb6fca2df8b651 (diff) |
Merge branch 'develop' of git://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter into develop
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1 files changed, 88 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst index 971f9e484..4e2ff8ab2 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Step 3: Replace config/mimes.php ******************************** This config file has been updated to contain more user mime-types, please copy -it to _application/config/mimes.php*. +it to *application/config/mimes.php*. ************************************************************** Step 4: Remove $autoload['core'] from your config/autoload.php @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ that you should make: - Set your ``$config['sess_driver']`` value - It will default to 'files', unles you've previously used + It will default to 'files', unless you've previously used ``$config['sess_use_database']``, in which case it will be set to 'database'. @@ -206,13 +206,13 @@ Step 8: Replace your error templates ************************************ In CodeIgniter 3.0, the error templates are now considered as views and have been moved to the -_application/views/errors* directory. +*application/views/errors* directory. Furthermore, we've added support for CLI error templates in plain-text format that unlike HTML, is suitable for the command line. This of course requires another level of separation. -It is safe to move your old templates from _application/errors* to _application/views/errors/html*, -but you'll have to copy the new _application/views/errors/cli* directory from the CodeIgniter archive. +It is safe to move your old templates from *application/errors* to *application/views/errors/html*, +but you'll have to copy the new *application/views/errors/cli* directory from the CodeIgniter archive. ****************************************** Step 9: Update your config/routes.php file @@ -266,8 +266,7 @@ cause your 'Main' controller to be loaded. However, what happens if you have an *application/controllers/admin/* directory and the user visits ``http://example.com/admin/``? In CodeIgniter 3, the router will look for a 'Main' controller under the -admin/ directory as well. If not found, it will fallback to the parent -(*application/controllers/*) directory, like in version 2.x. +admin/ directory as well. If not found, a Not Found (404) will be triggered. The same rule applies to the '404_override' setting. @@ -465,8 +464,51 @@ files and error messages format: Therefore you're encouraged to update its usage sooner rather than later. +************************************************************ +Step 19: Make sure your 'base_url' config value is not empty +************************************************************ + +When ``$config['base_url']`` is not set, CodeIgniter tries to automatically +detect what your website's base URL is. This is done purely for convenience +when you are starting development of a new application. + +Auto-detection is never reliable and also has security implications, which +is why you should **always** have it manually configured! + +One of the changes in CodeIgniter 3.0.3 is how this auto-detection works, +and more specifically it now falls back to the server's IP address instead +of the hostname requested by the client. Therefore, if you've ever relied +on auto-detection, it will change how your website works now. + +In case you need to allow e.g. multiple domains, or both http:// and +https:// prefixes to be dynamically used depending on the request, +remember that *application/config/config.php* is still a PHP script, in +which you can create this logic with a few lines of code. For example:: + + $allowed_domains = array('domain1.tld', 'domain2.tld'); + $default_domain = 'domain1.tld'; + + if (in_array($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'], $allowed_domains, TRUE)) + { + $domain = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']; + } + else + { + $domain = $default_domain; + } + + if ( ! empty($_SERVER['HTTPS'])) + { + $config['base_url'] = 'https://'.$domain; + } + else + { + $config['base_url'] = 'http://'.$domain; + } + + **************************************************************** -Step 19: Remove usage of (previously) deprecated functionalities +Step 20: Remove usage of (previously) deprecated functionalities **************************************************************** In addition to the ``$autoload['core']`` configuration setting, there's a @@ -490,9 +532,9 @@ the ``EXT`` constant has been removed. Use just '.php' instead. Smiley helper ============= -The :doc:`Smiley Helper <../helpers/smiley_helper>` is a legacy feature from EllisLab's -ExpressionEngine product. However, it is too specific for a general purpose framework like -CodeIgniter and as such it is now deprecated. +The *Smiley Helper* is a legacy feature from EllisLab's ExpressionEngine product. +However, it is too specific for a general purpose framework like CodeIgniter +and as such it is now deprecated. Also, the previously deprecated ``js_insert_smiley()`` (since version 1.7.2) is now removed. @@ -517,12 +559,12 @@ implemented cryptographic functions. The Cart library ================ -The :doc:`Cart Library <../libraries/cart>`, similarly to the :doc:`Smiley Helper -<../helpers/smiley_helper>` is too specific for CodeIgniter. It is now deprecated -and scheduled for removal in CodeIgniter 3.1+. +The *Cart Library*, similarly to the *Smiley Helper* is too specific for +CodeIgniter. It is now deprecated and scheduled for removal in +CodeIgniter 3.1+. -.. note:: The library is still available, but you're strongly encouraged to remove its usage sooner - rather than later. +.. note:: The library is still available, but you're strongly encouraged to + remove its usage sooner rather than later. Database drivers 'mysql', 'sqlite', 'mssql', 'pdo/dblib' ======================================================== @@ -582,7 +624,7 @@ CodeIgniter 3.1+. String helper repeater() ======================== -:doc:`String Helper <../helpers/string_helper>` function :php:func:`repeater()` is now just an alias for +:doc:`String Helper <../helpers/string_helper>` function ``repeater()`` is now just an alias for PHP's native ``str_repeat()`` function. It is deprecated and scheduled for removal in CodeIgniter 3.1+. .. note:: This function is still available, but you're strongly encouraged to remove its usage sooner @@ -591,7 +633,7 @@ PHP's native ``str_repeat()`` function. It is deprecated and scheduled for remov String helper trim_slashes() ============================ -:doc:`String Helper <../helpers/string_helper>` function :php:func:`trim_slashes()` is now just an alias +:doc:`String Helper <../helpers/string_helper>` function ``trim_slashes()`` is now just an alias for PHP's native ``trim()`` function (with a slash passed as its second argument). It is deprecated and scheduled for removal in CodeIgniter 3.1+. @@ -601,8 +643,8 @@ scheduled for removal in CodeIgniter 3.1+. Form helper form_prep() ======================= -:doc:`Form Helper <../helpers/form_helper>` function :php:func:`form_prep()` -is now just an alias for :doc:`common function </general/common_functions>` +:doc:`Form Helper <../helpers/form_helper>` function ``form_prep()`` is now +just an alias for :doc:`common function </general/common_functions>` :func:`html_escape()`. It is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Please use :php:func:`html_escape()` instead. @@ -613,14 +655,13 @@ Please use :php:func:`html_escape()` instead. Email helper functions ====================== -:doc:`Email Helper <../helpers/email_helper>` only has two functions +The *Email Helper* only has two functions: - - :php:func:`valid_email()` - - :php:func:`send_email()` + - ``valid_email()`` + - ``send_email()`` Both of them are now aliases for PHP's native ``filter_var()`` and ``mail()`` functions, respectively. -Therefore the :doc:`Email Helper <../helpers/email_helper>` altogether is being deprecated and -is scheduled for removal in CodeIgniter 3.1+. +Therefore, the *Email Helper* altogether is being deprecated and is scheduled for removal in CodeIgniter 3.1+. .. note:: These functions are still available, but you're strongly encouraged to remove their usage sooner rather than later. @@ -800,20 +841,38 @@ CodeIgniter 3.1+. .. note:: This method is still available, but you're strongly encouraged to remove its usage sooner rather than later. -====================== The Javascript library ====================== -The :doc:`Javascript Library <../libraries/javascript>` has always had an -'experimental' status and was never really useful, nor a proper solution. +The *Javascript Library* has always had an 'experimental' status and was +never really useful, nor a proper solution. It is now deprecated and scheduled for removal in CodeIgniter 3.1+. .. note:: This library is still available, but you're strongly encouraged to remove its usage sooner rather than later. +Form Validation method prep_for_form() +====================================== + +The :doc:`Form Validation Library <../libraries/form_validation>` has a +``prep_for_form()`` method, which is/can also be used as a rule in +``set_rules()`` to automatically perform HTML encoding on input data. + +Automatically encoding input (instead of output) data is a bad practice in +the first place, and CodeIgniter and PHP itself offer other alternatives +to this method anyway. +For example, :doc:`Form Helper <../helpers/form_helper>` functions will +automatically perform HTML escaping when necessary. + +Therefore, the *prep_for_form* method/rule is pretty much useless and is now +deprecated and scheduled for removal in 3.1+. + +.. note:: The method is still available, but you're strongly encouraged to + remove its usage sooner rather than later. + *********************************************************** -Step 20: Check your usage of Text helper highlight_phrase() +Step 21: Check your usage of Text helper highlight_phrase() *********************************************************** The default HTML tag used by :doc:`Text Helper <../helpers/text_helper>` function |