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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/overview/at_a_glance.rst b/user_guide_src/source/overview/at_a_glance.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 742d7bd0e..000000000 --- a/user_guide_src/source/overview/at_a_glance.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,114 +0,0 @@ -####################### -CodeIgniter at a Glance -####################### - -CodeIgniter is an Application Framework -======================================= - -CodeIgniter is a toolkit for people who build web applications using -PHP. Its goal is to enable you to develop projects much faster than you -could if you were writing code from scratch, by providing a rich set of -libraries for commonly needed tasks, as well as a simple interface and -logical structure to access these libraries. CodeIgniter lets you -creatively focus on your project by minimizing the amount of code needed -for a given task. - -CodeIgniter is Free -=================== - -CodeIgniter is licensed under the MIT license so you can use it however -you please. For more information please read the -:doc:`license agreement <../license>`. - -CodeIgniter is Light Weight -=========================== - -Truly light weight. The core system requires only a few very small -libraries. This is in stark contrast to many frameworks that require -significantly more resources. Additional libraries are loaded -dynamically upon request, based on your needs for a given process, so -the base system is very lean and quite fast. - -CodeIgniter is Fast -=================== - -Really fast. We challenge you to find a framework that has better -performance than CodeIgniter. - -CodeIgniter Uses M-V-C -====================== - -CodeIgniter uses the Model-View-Controller approach, which allows great -separation between logic and presentation. This is particularly good for -projects in which designers are working with your template files, as the -code these files contain will be minimized. We describe MVC in more -detail on its own page. - -CodeIgniter Generates Clean URLs -================================ - -The URLs generated by CodeIgniter are clean and search-engine friendly. -Rather than using the standard "query string" approach to URLs that is -synonymous with dynamic systems, CodeIgniter uses a segment-based -approach:: - - example.com/news/article/345 - -.. note:: By default the *index.php* file is included in the URL but it can - be removed using a simple *.htaccess* file. - -CodeIgniter Packs a Punch -========================= - -CodeIgniter comes with full-range of libraries that enable the most -commonly needed web development tasks, like accessing a database, -sending email, validating form data, maintaining sessions, manipulating -images, working with XML-RPC data and much more. - -CodeIgniter is Extensible -========================= - -The system can be easily extended through the use of your own libraries, -helpers, or through class extensions or system hooks. - -CodeIgniter Does Not Require a Template Engine -============================================== - -Although CodeIgniter *does* come with a simple template parser that can -be optionally used, it does not force you to use one. Template engines -simply can not match the performance of native PHP, and the syntax that -must be learned to use a template engine is usually only marginally -easier than learning the basics of PHP. Consider this block of PHP code:: - - <ul> - <?php foreach ($addressbook as $name):?> - <li><?=$name?></li> - <?php endforeach; ?> - </ul> - -Contrast this with the pseudo-code used by a template engine:: - - <ul> - {foreach from=$addressbook item="name"} - <li>{$name}</li> - {/foreach} - </ul> - -Yes, the template engine example is a bit cleaner, but it comes at the -price of performance, as the pseudo-code must be converted back into PHP -to run. Since one of our goals is *maximum performance*, we opted to not -require the use of a template engine. - -CodeIgniter is Thoroughly Documented -==================================== - -Programmers love to code and hate to write documentation. We're no -different, of course, but since documentation is **as important** as the -code itself, we are committed to doing it. Our source code is extremely -clean and well commented as well. - -CodeIgniter has a Friendly Community of Users -============================================= - -Our growing community of users can be seen actively participating in our -`Community Forums <http://forum.codeigniter.com/>`_. |