Welcome to Code Igniter
Code Igniter is an Application Development Framework - a toolkit - for people who build web sites using PHP. Its goal is to enable you to develop projects must 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. Code Igniter lets you creatively focus on your project by minimizing the amount of code needed for a given task.
Please read the Introduction section of the User Guide to learn the broad concepts behind Code Igniter, then read the Getting Started page.
Who is Code Igniter For?
Code Igniter is right for you if:
- You want a framework with a small footprint.
- You are not interested in large-scale, monolithic libraries, like PEAR.
- You need broad compatibility with standard hosting accounts that run a variety of PHP versions and configurations.
- You want a framework that requires nearly zero configuration.
- You want a framework that does not require you to use the command line.
- You do not want to be forced to learn a templating language.
- You need exceptional performance.
- You eschew complexity, favoring simple solutions.
- You need clear, thorough documentation.