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-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst5
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst10
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/general/models.rst14
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/libraries/config.rst12
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/libraries/loader.rst6
5 files changed, 29 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index c47076d49..ec02dfac2 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Release Date: Not Released
- General Changes
- PHP 5.1.6 is no longer supported. CodeIgniter now requires PHP 5.2.4.
+ - ``$_SERVER['CI_ENV']`` can now be set to control the ``ENVIRONMENT`` constant.
- Added an optional backtrace to php-error template.
- Added Android to the list of user agents.
- Added Windows 7, Android, Blackberry and iOS to the list of user platforms.
@@ -38,9 +39,11 @@ Release Date: Not Released
- Added some more doctypes.
- Updated all classes to be written in PHP 5 style, with visibility declarations and no ``var`` usage for properties.
- Moved error templates to "application/views/errors"
+ - Global config files are loaded first, then environment ones. Environment config keys overwrite base ones, allowing to only set the keys we want changed per Env.
- Helpers
+ - create_captcha() accepts additional colors parameter, allowing for color customization
- url_title() will now trim extra dashes from beginning and end.
- Added XHTML Basic 1.1 doctype to :doc:`HTML Helper <helpers/html_helper>`.
- Changed humanize() to include a second param for the separator.
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ Release Date: Not Released
- :doc:`Cart library <libraries/cart>` changes include:
- It now auto-increments quantity's instead of just resetting it, this is the default behaviour of large e-commerce sites.
- Product Name strictness can be disabled via the Cart Library by switching "$product_name_safe".
- - Added function remove() to remove a cart item, updating with quantity of 0 seemed like a hack but has remained to retain compatability.
+ - Added function remove() to remove a cart item, updating with quantity of 0 seemed like a hack but has remained to retain compatibility.
- :doc:`Image Manipulation library <libraries/image_lib>` changes include:
- The initialize() method now only sets existing class properties.
- Added support for 3-length hex color values for wm_font_color and wm_shadow_color properties, as well as validation for them.
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst
index 40725feba..fa1b096e2 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst
@@ -11,10 +11,16 @@ when "live".
The ENVIRONMENT Constant
========================
-By default, CodeIgniter comes with the environment constant set to
+By default, CodeIgniter comes with the environment constant set to use
+the value provided in ``$_SERVER['CI_ENV']``, otherwise defaults to
'development'. At the top of index.php, you will see::
- define('ENVIRONMENT', 'development');
+ define('ENVIRONMENT', isset($_SERVER['CI_ENV']) ? $_SERVER['CI_ENV'] : 'development');
+
+This server variable can be set in your .htaccess file, or Apache
+config using `SetEnv <https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_env.html#setenv>`_.
+Alternative methods are available for nginx and other servers, or you can
+remove this logic entirely and set the constant based on the HTTP_HOST or IP.
In addition to affecting some basic framework behavior (see the next
section), you may use this constant in your own development to
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/models.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/models.rst
index 0156b0460..87f63e416 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/models.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/models.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ blog. You might have a model class that contains functions to insert,
update, and retrieve your blog data. Here is an example of what such a
model class might look like::
- class Blogmodel extends CI_Model {
+ class Blog_model extends CI_Model {
var $title = '';
var $content = '';
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Your models will typically be loaded and called from within your
:doc:`controller <controllers>` functions. To load a model you will use
the following function::
- $this->load->model('Model_name');
+ $this->load->model('model_name');
If your model is located in a sub-folder, include the relative path from
your models folder. For example, if you have a model located at
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ application/models/blog/queries.php you'll load it using::
Once loaded, you will access your model functions using an object with
the same name as your class::
- $this->load->model('Model_name');
+ $this->load->model('model_name');
- $this->Model_name->function();
+ $this->model_name->function();
If you would like your model assigned to a different object name you can
specify it via the second parameter of the loading function::
- $this->load->model('Model_name', 'fubar');
+ $this->load->model('model_name', 'fubar');
$this->fubar->function();
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ view::
function blog()
{
- $this->load->model('Blog');
+ $this->load->model('blog');
$data['query'] = $this->Blog->get_last_ten_entries();
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ database. The following options for connecting are available to you:
defined in your database config file will be used:
::
- $this->load->model('Model_name', '', TRUE);
+ $this->load->model('model_name', '', TRUE);
- You can manually pass database connectivity settings via the third
parameter::
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/config.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/config.rst
index c81cad7b3..08d9c2905 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/config.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/config.rst
@@ -149,11 +149,13 @@ folders:
- Your own custom configuration files
.. note::
- CodeIgniter always tries to load the configuration files for
- the current environment first. If the file does not exist, the global
- config file (i.e., the one in application/config/) is loaded. This means
- you are not obligated to place **all** of your configuration files in an
- environment folder − only the files that change per environment.
+ CodeIgniter always loads the global config file first (i.e., the one in application/config/),
+ then tries to load the configuration files for the current environment.
+ This means you are not obligated to place **all** of your configuration files in an
+ environment folder. Only the files that change per environment. Additionally you don't
+ have to copy **all** the config items in the environment config file. Only the config items
+ that you wish to change for your environment. The config items declared in your environment
+ folders always overwrite those in your global config files.
Helper Functions
================
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/loader.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/loader.rst
index 2090404bf..aadf9740a 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/loader.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/loader.rst
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ assign it to a variable if you want the data returned::
$string = $this->load->view('myfile', '', true);
-$this->load->model('Model_name');
+$this->load->model('model_name');
==================================
::
- $this->load->model('Model_name');
+ $this->load->model('model_name');
If your model is located in a sub-folder, include the relative path from
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ application/models/blog/queries.php you'll load it using::
If you would like your model assigned to a different object name you can
specify it via the second parameter of the loading function::
- $this->load->model('Model_name', 'fubar');
+ $this->load->model('model_name', 'fubar');
$this->fubar->function();