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| Welcome to CodeIgniter |
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| CodeIgniter is an Application Development Framework - a toolkit - for |
| people who build web sites using PHP. Its goal is to enable you to |
| develop projects much 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. CodeIgniter lets you creatively focus on your project |
| by minimizing the amount of code needed for a given task. |
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| Who is CodeIgniter For? |
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| CodeIgniter is right for you if: |
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| - You want a framework with a small footprint. |
| - You need exceptional performance. |
| - 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 want a framework that does not require you to adhere to |
| restrictive coding rules. |
| - You are not interested in large-scale monolithic libraries like PEAR. |
| - You do not want to be forced to learn a templating language (although |
| a template parser is optionally available if you desire one). |
| - You eschew complexity, favoring simple solutions. |
| - You need clear, thorough documentation. |