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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.

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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.

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This tutorial will primarily focus on:

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  • Model-View-Controller basics
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  • Routing basics
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  • Form validation
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  • Performing basic database queries using “Query Builder”
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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:

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  • Introduction, this page, which gives you an overview of what to +expect.
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  • Static pages, which will teach you the basics +of controllers, views and routing.
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  • News section, where you’ll start using models +and will be doing some basic database operations.
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  • Create news items, which will introduce +more advanced database operations and form validation.
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  • Conclusion, which will give you some pointers on +further reading and other resources.
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Enjoy your exploration of the CodeIgniter framework.

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