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58<h1>Scaffolding</h1>
59
Derek Allardd2df9bc2007-04-15 17:41:17 +0000[diff] [blame]60<p>CodeIgniter's Scaffolding feature provides a fast and very convenient way to add, edit, or delete information in your database
adminb0dd10f2006-08-25 17:25:49 +0000[diff] [blame]61during development.</p>
62
63<p class="important"><strong>Very Important:</strong> Scaffolding is intended for development use only. It provides very little
Derek Allardd2df9bc2007-04-15 17:41:17 +0000[diff] [blame]64security other than a "secret" word, so anyone who has access to your CodeIgniter site can potentially edit or delete your information.
adminb0dd10f2006-08-25 17:25:49 +0000[diff] [blame]65If you use scaffolding make sure you disable it immediately after you are through using it. DO NOT leave it enabled on a live site.
66And please, set a secret word before you use it.</p>
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69<h2>Why would someone use scaffolding?</h2>
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71<p>Here's a typical scenario: You create a new database table during development and you'd like a quick way to insert some data
72into it to work with. Without scaffolding your choices are either to write some inserts using the command line or to use a
Derek Allardd2df9bc2007-04-15 17:41:17 +0000[diff] [blame]73database management tool like phpMyAdmin. With CodeIgniter's scaffolding feature you can quickly add some data using its browser
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75
76<h2>Setting a Secret Word</h2>
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78<p>Before enabling scaffolding please take a moment to set a secret word. This word, when encountered in your URL,
79will launch the scaffolding interface, so please pick something obscure that no one is likely to guess.</p>
80
81<p>To set a secret word, open your <kbd>application/config/routes.php</kbd> file and look for this item:</p>
82
83<code>$route['scaffolding_trigger'] = '';</code>
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85<p>Once you've found it add your own unique word.</p>
86
87<p class="important"><strong>Note:</strong> The scaffolding word can <strong>not</strong> start with an underscore.</p>
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90<h2>Enabling Scaffolding</h2>
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92<p>Note: The information on this page assumes you already know how <a href="controllers.html">controllers</a> work, and that you have
Derek Allardd2df9bc2007-04-15 17:41:17 +0000[diff] [blame]93a working one available. It also assumes you have configured CodeIgniter to auto-connect to your <a href="../database/index.html">database</a>.
adminb0dd10f2006-08-25 17:25:49 +0000[diff] [blame]94If not, the information here won't be very relevant, so you are encouraged to go through those sections first.
95Lastly, it assumes you understand what a class constructor is. If not, read the last section of the <a href="controllers.html">controllers</a>
96page.</p>
97
98<p>To enable scaffolding you will initialize it in your constructor like this:</p>
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100<code>
101&lt;?php<br />
102class Blog extends Controller {<br />
103<br />
104&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;function Blog()<br />
105&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{<br />
106&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;parent::Controller();<br /><br />
107&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<samp>$this->load->scaffolding(</samp><kbd>'table_name'</kbd>);</samp><br />
108&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />
109}<br />
110?&gt;</code>
111
112<p>Where <kbd>table_name</kbd> is the name of the table (table, not database) you wish to work with.</p>
113
Derek Allardc6441282007-07-04 23:54:32 +0000[diff] [blame]114<p>Once you've initialized scaffolding, you will access it with this URL prototype:</p>
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116<code>www.your-site.com/index.php/<var>class</var>/<dfn>secret_word</dfn>/</code>
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118<p>For example, using a controller named <var>Blog</var>, and <dfn>abracadabra</dfn> as the secret word,
119you would access scaffolding like this:</p>
120
121<code>www.your-site.com/index.php/<var>blog</var>/<dfn>abracadabra</dfn>/</code>
122
123<p>The scaffolding interface should be self-explanatory. You can add, edit or delete records.</p>
124
125
126<h2>A Final Note:</h2>
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128<p>The scaffolding feature will only work with tables that contain a primary key, as this is information is needed to perform the various
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