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| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/general/ancillary_classes.rst | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/general/credits.rst | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/general/requirements.rst | 2 |
4 files changed, 13 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/ancillary_classes.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/ancillary_classes.rst index 6a64742ce..f1285d931 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/general/ancillary_classes.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/ancillary_classes.rst @@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ get_instance() .. php:function:: get_instance() - :returns: object of class CI_Controller + :returns: Reference to your controller's instance + :rtype: CI_Controller **Any class that you instantiate within your controller methods can access CodeIgniter's native resources** simply by using the @@ -44,17 +45,9 @@ Once you've assigned the object to a variable, you'll use that variable $CI->config->item('base_url'); // etc. -.. note:: You'll notice that the above get_instance() ``function`` is being - passed by reference:: - - $CI =& get_instance(); - - This is very important. Assigning by reference allows you to use the - original CodeIgniter object rather than creating a copy of it. - -Furthermore, if you'll be using ``get_instance()`` inside another class, -then it would be better if you assign it to a property. This way, you -won't need to call ``get_instance()`` in every single method. +If you'll be using ``get_instance()`` inside another class, then it would +be better if you assign it to a property. This way, you won't need to call +``get_instance()`` in every single method. Example:: @@ -80,9 +73,8 @@ Example:: { $this->CI->config->item('base_url'); } - } In the above example, both methods ``foo()`` and ``bar()`` will work after you instantiate the Example class, without the need to call -``get_instance()`` in each of them.
\ No newline at end of file +``get_instance()`` in each of them. diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/credits.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/credits.rst index d22e3a9bc..d0f14b3bd 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/general/credits.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/credits.rst @@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ Credits ####### -CodeIgniter was originally developed by `Rick Ellis <http://www.ellislab.com/>`_ -(CEO of `EllisLab, Inc. <http://ellislab.com/>`_). The framework was written for +CodeIgniter was originally developed by `Rick Ellis <https://ellislab.com/>`_ +(CEO of `EllisLab, Inc. <https://ellislab.com/>`_). The framework was written for performance in the real world, with many of the class libraries, helpers, and sub-systems borrowed from the code-base of `ExpressionEngine -<http://www.expressionengine.com/>`_. +<https://ellislab.com/expressionengine>`_. It was, for years, developed and maintained by EllisLab, the ExpressionEngine Development Team and a group of community members called the Reactor Team. In 2014, CodeIgniter was acquired by the `British Columbia Institute of Technology -<http://bcit.ca/>`_ and was then officially announced as a community-maintained +<http://www.bcit.ca/>`_ and was then officially announced as a community-maintained project. Bleeding edge development is spearheaded by the handpicked contributors diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst index 1ce4fde3a..f5a4f617e 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst @@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ Configuration Files Optionally, you can have CodeIgniter load environment-specific configuration files. This may be useful for managing things like differing API keys across multiple environments. This is described in -more detail in the environment section of the `Config -Class <../libraries/config.html#environments>`_ documentation.
\ No newline at end of file +more detail in the environment section of the :doc:`Config +Class <../libraries/config#environments>`_ documentation.
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/requirements.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/requirements.rst index e3f73dba8..f90cdd30d 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/general/requirements.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/requirements.rst @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Server Requirements ################### -`PHP <http://www.php.net/>`_ version 5.4 or newer is recommended. +`PHP <http://php.net/>`_ version 5.4 or newer is recommended. It should work on 5.2.4 as well, but we strongly advise you NOT to run such old versions of PHP, because of potential security and performance |