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+Tutorial − Introduction
+=======================
+
+This tutorial is intended to introduce you to the CodeIgniter framework
+and the basic principles of MVC architecture. It will show you how a
+basic CodeIgniter application is constructed in step-by-step fashion.
+
+In this tutorial, you will be creating a **basic news application**. You
+will begin by writing the code that can load static pages. Next, you
+will create a news section that reads news items from a database.
+Finally, you'll add a form to create news items in the database.
+
+This tutorial will primarily focus on:
+
+-  Model-View-Controller basics
+-  Routing basics
+-  Form validation
+-  Performing basic database queries using "Active Record"
+
+The entire tutorial is split up over several pages, each explaining a
+small part of the functionality of the CodeIgniter framework. You'll go
+through the following pages:
+
+-  Introduction, this page, which gives you an overview of what to
+   expect.
+-  `Static pages <static_pages.html>`_, which will teach you the basics
+   of controllers, views and routing.
+-  `News section <news_section.html>`_, where you'll start using models
+   and will be doing some basic database operations.
+-  `Create news items <create_news_items.html>`_, which will introduce
+   more advanced database operations and form validation.
+-  `Conclusion <conclusion.html>`_, which will give you some pointers on
+   further reading and other resources.
+
+Enjoy your exploration of the CodeIgniter framework.