CodeIgniter 4 released on 24 February 2020, with lots of features and functionalities. Let’s check the core benefits of Codeingiter 4
- CodeIgniter has rich set of libraries
- Efficient autoload process
- performance is higher as it uses PHP 7.3+ version
- CodeIgniter 4 has native support for .env files, allowing an optimization of the settings of the different environments.
Before we move ahead, We must need to follow basic and essential requirements to run and setup CodeIgniter 4. Prior Server Requirements for CodeIgniter 4 project on my blog.
- Composer
- Git bash
- MySQL
- PHP 7.3+
- Xampp
- Visual Studio Code
- Enable intl extension. How?
- Bootstrap v4
Create CodeIgniter 4 Project using Composer
composer create-project codeigniter4/appstarter cidemoStart Server
php spark serve
- Model file
- Controller file
- View file
- Routes.php (To define path)
- Database.php for database connection cidemo\App\Config\Database.php(You need to change the database name)
Create Database:
create database using mysql. For this example I have used table name as contacts. Please check the table structure as below : NOTE: you can omit created_at and updated_at filed name.
Model file:
Path: C:\xampp\htdocs\cidemo\app\Models\Contact.php
<?php
namespace App\Models;
use CodeIgniter\Model;
class Contact extends Model
{
protected $table= 'contacts';
protected $allowedFields =[
'firstname',
'lastname',
'email',
'city',
'country',
'projecttitle',
'requirements',
];
public function getRow($id){
return $this->where('id', $id)->first();
}
}
Controller File:
You can find methods like:
- index() – To render main page
- show() – To display all records,
- edit() – To edit record- it will redirect on click of edit button from view file to edit form
- update()- To update/change the data
- delete() – to delete specific data
NOTE: (1) You need to include model here use App\Models\Contact; (2) path for Controller: C:\xampp\htdocs\cidemo\app\Controllers\ContactController.php
<?php
namespace App\Controllers;
use App\Models\Contact;
use CodeIgniter\Controller;
class ContactController extends BaseController{
public function index()
{
echo view('contacts/createcontact');
}
public function create()
{
echo view('contacts/createcontact');
$model = new Contact();
$model->save([
'firstname' => $this->request->getVar('firstname'),
'lastname' => $this->request->getVar('lastname'),
'email' => $this->request->getVar('email'),
'city' => $this->request->getVar('city'),
'country' => $this->request->getVar('country'),
'projecttitle' => $this->request->getVar('projecttitle'),
'requirements' => $this->request->getVar('requirements'),
]);
return redirect()->route('contact');
}
public function show(){
$model = new Contact();
$data = [
'table' => $model->paginate(6),
'pager' => $model->pager
];
echo view('contacts/contactlist', $data);
}
public function delete($id){
$model = new Contact();
$model->delete($id);
return redirect()->route('contacts/contactlist');
}
public function edit($id){
$model = new Contact();
$contact = $model->getRow($id);
$data['table'] = $contact;
echo view('contacts/edit',$data);
}
public function update(){
$model = new Contact();
$id = $this->request->getVar('id');
$data = [
'firstname' => $this->request->getVar('firstname'),
'lastname' => $this->request->getVar('lastname'),
'email' => $this->request->getVar('email'),
'city' => $this->request->getVar('city'),
'country' => $this->request->getVar('country'),
'projecttitle' => $this->request->getVar('projecttitle'),
'requirements' => $this->request->getVar('requirements'),
];
$model->update($id,$data);
return $this->response->redirect(site_url('/contacts/contactlist'));
}
}
?>
View files:
(1) Create Form to insert data
File path: C:\xampp\htdocs\cidemo\app\Views\contacts\createcontact.php
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="{{ str_replace('_', '-', app()->getLocale()) }}">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<!-- Bootstrap core CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo base_url('assets/css/bootstrap.css');?>">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo base_url('assets/css/style.css');?>">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container-fluid bg-purple">
<div class="container pb-2 pt-2">
<div class=" text-center text-white h4">
Simple CodeIgniter-4 CRUD Application
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container mt-5">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12 ">
<a href="<?php echo base_url('/contacts/contactlist') ?>" class="btn btn-primary float-end">View Contact List</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container mt-5">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<?= \Config\Services::validation()->listErrors() ?>
<form method="post" action="/contacts/createcontact">
<?= csrf_field() ?>
<div class="row mb-4">
<div class="col">
<div class="form-outline">
<input type="text" id="firstname" name="firstname" class="form-control"/>
<label class="form-label" for="firstname">First name</label>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col">
<div class="form-outline">
<input type="text" id="lastname" name="lastname" class="form-control" />
<label class="form-label" for="lastname">Last name</label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-outline mb-4">
<input type="text" id="email" name="email" class="form-control" />
<label class="form-label" for="email">Email</label>
</div>
<!-- Text input -->
<div class="form-outline mb-4">
<input type="text" id="city" name="city" class="form-control" />
<label class="form-label" for="city">City</label>
</div>
<!-- Email input -->
<div class="form-outline mb-4">
<input type="text" id="country" name="country" class="form-control" />
<label class="form-label" for="country">Country</label>
</div>
<!-- Number input -->
<div class="form-outline mb-4">
<input type="text" id="projecttitle" name="projecttitle" class="form-control" />
<label class="form-label" for="projecttitle">Project Title</label>
</div>
<!-- Message input -->
<div class="form-outline mb-4">
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="requirements" name="requirements" rows="4"/>
<label class="form-label" for="requirements">Project Requirements</label>
</div>
<!-- Submit button -->
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-block mb-4">Submit your requirements</button>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
(2) Form to update records with prefilled data:
File path: C:\xampp\htdocs\cidemo\app\Views\contacts\edit.php
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="{{ str_replace('_', '-', app()->getLocale()) }}">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<!-- Bootstrap core CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo base_url('assets/css/bootstrap.css');?>">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo base_url('assets/css/style.css');?>">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container-fluid bg-purple">
<div class="container pb-2 pt-2">
<div class=" text-center text-white h4">
Simple CodeIgniter-4 CRUD Application
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container mt-5">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12 ">
<a href="<?php echo base_url('/contacts/contactlist') ?>" class="btn btn-primary float-end">View Contact List</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container mt-5">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<?= \Config\Services::validation()->listErrors() ?>
<form method="post" action="/contacts/update">
<?= csrf_field() ?>
<div class="row mb-4">
<input type="hidden" name="id" value="<?php echo $table['id'];?>">
<div class="col">
<div class="form-outline">
<input type="text" id="firstname" name="firstname" value="<?php echo $table['firstname'];?>" class="form-control"/>
<label class="form-label" for="firstname">First name</label>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col">
<div class="form-outline">
<input type="text" id="lastname" name="lastname" value="<?php echo $table['lastname'];?>" class="form-control" />
<label class="form-label" for="lastname">Last name</label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-outline mb-4">
<input type="text" id="email" name="email" value="<?php echo $table['email'];?>" class="form-control" />
<label class="form-label" for="email">Email</label>
</div>
<!-- Text input -->
<div class="form-outline mb-4">
<input type="text" id="city" name="city" value="<?php echo $table['city'];?>" class="form-control" />
<label class="form-label" for="city">City</label>
</div>
<!-- Email input -->
<div class="form-outline mb-4">
<input type="text" id="country" name="country" value="<?php echo $table['country'];?>" class="form-control" />
<label class="form-label" for="country">Country</label>
</div>
<!-- Number input -->
<div class="form-outline mb-4">
<input type="text" id="projecttitle" name="projecttitle" value="<?php echo $table['projecttitle'];?>" class="form-control" />
<label class="form-label" for="projecttitle">Project Title</label>
</div>
<!-- Message input -->
<div class="form-outline mb-4">
<input type="text" class="form-control" id="requirements" name="requirements" value="<?php echo $table['requirements'];?>" rows="4"/>
<label class="form-label" for="requirements">Project Requirements</label>
</div>
<!-- Submit button -->
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-block mb-4">Update your requirements</button>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
File path: C:\xampp\htdocs\cidemo\app\Views\contacts\contactlist.php
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="{{ str_replace('_', '-', app()->getLocale()) }}">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<!-- Bootstrap core CSS -->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo base_url('assets/css/bootstrap.css');?>">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo base_url('assets/css/style.css');?>">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container-fluid bg-purple">
<div class="container pb-2 pt-2">
<div class=" text-center text-white h4">
Simple CodeIgniter-4 CRUD Application
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container mt-5">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12 ">
<a href="<?php echo base_url('contacts/createcontact'); ?>" class="btn btn-primary float-end">Add New Contact Details</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="container mt-5">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body ps-0 pe-0">
<table class="table table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>ID</th>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Email</th>
<th>City</th>
<th>Country</th>
<th>Project Title</th>
<th>Project Description</th>
<th>Action</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<?php foreach ($table as $t) {?>
<tr>
<td><?php echo $t['id'];?></td>
<td><?php echo $t['firstname'];?></td>
<td><?php echo $t['lastname'];?></td>
<td><?php echo $t['email'];?></td>
<td><?php echo $t['city'];?></td>
<td><?php echo $t['country'];?></td>
<td><?php echo $t['projecttitle'];?></td>
<td><?php echo $t['requirements'];?></td>
<td>
<a class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" href="<?php echo base_url('contacts/edit/'. $t['id']);?>">Edit</a>
<a class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" href="<?php echo base_url('contacts/delete/'. $t['id']);?>">Delete</a>
</td>
</tr>
<?php }?>
</tbody>
</table>
<div>
<?= $pager->simpleLinks() ?>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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