####### Credits ####### CodeIgniter was originally developed by `Rick Ellis <http://www.ellislab.com/>`_ (CEO of `EllisLab, Inc. <http://ellislab.com/>`_). The framework was written for performance in the real world, with many of the class libraries, helpers, and sub-systems borrowed from the code-base of `ExpressionEngine <http://www.expressionengine.com/>`_. It is currently developed and maintained by the ExpressionEngine Development Team. Bleeding edge development is spearheaded by the handpicked contributors of the Reactor Team. A hat tip goes to Ruby on Rails for inspiring us to create a PHP framework, and for bringing frameworks into the general consciousness of the web community.