This is a continued story from previous posts, all tagged web app dev.
Ah, this is getting cleaner now. I’m really enjoying the scaffolding feature of Code Igniter. It’s a little set of controllers and views that are purely for providing a web interface to administrate your database tables. Yes, I can interface with the database directly (I use the Sequel Pro GUI app), but having these web interfaces auto-created just feels easier.
I’ve added on to the scaffolding by creating a little menu page so that every table can be accessed from a single starting point. It’s like an adhoc admin tool for initial data entry. Of course this is only meant for local development, the scaffolding will be removed prior to going live since it’s a wide open door to the database. Meanwhile, the open door is making things so much simpler!
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2 Responses to “Web App Development Part 4”
October 13th, 2008 at 10:11 am
How about some visuals of the project development to accompany the posts? And why did you choose CI over CakePHP or any framework out there? Your previous posts didn’t seem to answer that question. Thanks.
October 13th, 2008 at 11:44 am
@ignite:
Good idea, I’ll need to obfuscate the client from our comps, but I can definitely show what I’m trying to build here – I’ll do that with the next post.
In terms of why CI: because I work with someone who was into it and used it successfully on a few projects. I knew I could consult with her as I ran into snags, and that she could immediately pick up and work with anything I develop in CI. Nothing against CakePHP or other frameworks.
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