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What is CodeIgniter?

CodeIgniter is a powerful PHP framework with a very small footprint, built for developers who need a simple and elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications.

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CodeIgniter is a powerful PHP framework with a very small footprint, built for developers who need a simple and elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications.


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The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), located in British Columbia, Canada, is a public post-secondary institution known for its applied education and research. BCIT offers a wide range of programs and courses in areas such as engineering, business, computing, health sciences, and trades. The institute is designed to provide students with practical skills and experience that prepare them for careers in their respective fields immediately after graduation. BCIT's approach emphasizes integration of theoretical knowledge with hands-on training, making it a popular choice for students seeking a direct pathway into the workforce.

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Ubaid Ur Rehman K.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great Platform for Working Environment"
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M M.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.5 out of 5
"Best choice for web development. Simple, flexible and facilitates robust & dynamic apps."
The part where its all set up and ready for developers to write code, including all libraries, etc. Developers need not be bothered by unnecessary ...
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Manoj Gowtham T.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Best php web application framework that is designed to help developers build dynamic web application"
CodeIgniter is known for its Light weight design and speed, making it a good choice for developing high-performance web application.And Model-View-...

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Torbjorn Z.
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What do you like best about CodeIgniter?

Codeigniter provides us with the PHP framework to build secure applications without having to code database layers, and it also supports application to be built with the MVC principal Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeIgniter?

There are two versions of Codeigniter 3.x and 4.x, so if you have built out a feature-rich application on 3.x, there is no easy way to migrate to 4.x without rewriting a lot of the custom code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeIgniter solving and how is that benefiting you?

We had a use case for a sea crew management application, and their fore we chose to developed it using Codeigniter 3.x Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vincent S.
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What do you like best about CodeIgniter?

The simplicity of establishing models and views, and then being able to wrangle them via controllers. Great job there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeIgniter?

The market penetration is not as powerful as I'd like it to be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeIgniter solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have a presentation to give tomorrow. If all goes well, CI will be solving many problems and benefiting us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

kishore b.
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What do you like best about CodeIgniter?

The commands in CodeIgniter are simple to use. We can write the code in different ways. If we have any doubts, we can see the documentation and learn how to write the codes and commands. We can connect to the database quickly and write the query in a simple way. On one page, we can write all the commands and queries; we can re-use the code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeIgniter?

Although there are some problems, the updated versions of CodeIgniter overcame all the difficulties faced in CodeIgniter. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeIgniter solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps in code re-usability; one code can be used multiple times. All the pages are loaded using a controller page. Thus, the security is more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Imran A.
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What do you like best about CodeIgniter?

Codeigniter is a free and open-source development platform. You may simply develop websites with Codeignitor, and the security requirements of Codeignitor are amazing. Codeignitor is extremely fast and focuses primarily on the model and view control, which is ideal for developers. Codeignitor too is open source, which ensures you can use it for free. It's quite lightweight, so you can install that on any pc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeIgniter?

I don't have anything against Codeignitor; instead, I'd like to make a recommendation. Codeignitor does not connect with other platforms, there is no code flexibility, and you can't even work or produce a comprehensive set with it, and the documentation will have to be updated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CodeIgniter:

CodeIgniter is the finest framework to use if you want to ensure a stable website. With CodeIgniter, you can create a safe website in a short amount of time, and it's a very smooth and adaptable framework to work on whether you're working in a team or on your own. In CodeIgniter, you can easily hold and manage the complete project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeIgniter solving and how is that benefiting you?

Codeignitor allows me to easily and quickly create websites. Beginners can easily learn what to do with it because it has a very user-friendly graphical user interface. Codeignitor is quick and secure, and you may use it for rapid development. The setup is simple and comprehending it doesn't take much time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vishal T.
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What do you like best about CodeIgniter?

It is very easy to learn, simple to use and very fast in server implementation. It is scalable and best upto medium size web applications. It uses MVC approach for the development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeIgniter?

As far I'm using it have not seen any such big issues. There can be small things like it is only suitable for small to medium size applications. It's community is not so big as compared to others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeIgniter solving and how is that benefiting you?

I had made a php application for the students to take exam online. Teacher side is also in codeigniter same prohect. Easy to learn and implement new things in CI. Completely object oriented approach. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Munendra K.
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What do you like best about CodeIgniter?

CodeIgniter is very easy to use and simple.CodeIgniter is an open-source and free development platform. We develop our websites quickly, and Codeigniter provides complete security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeIgniter?

We don't see any dislike in CodeIgniter; It can be small things like it is only suitable for small to medium-sized applications. Some versions of CodeIgniter do not support the latest PHP version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeIgniter solving and how is that benefiting you?

CodeIgniter works on multiple modules which define different works like that controller, view, modal, etc. CodeIgniter helps in the code re-usability; we use the same code considerably. All pages are loaded by the controller page, so security is too good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ashrafujjaman B.
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What do you like best about CodeIgniter?

Codeigneter is user-friendly. Customization is easy for a coder. Module and view makes the structure easy to understand. It has the quality to compete with the competitor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeIgniter?

Some version of Codeigniter does not support the latest PHP version that is the only issue I found while working with Codeigniter. Yes if the Compitability issues fixed then it will be a piece of cake. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CodeIgniter:

My recommendation for the people who wants to develop web application and have lower budget can use Codeigniter. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeIgniter solving and how is that benefiting you?

I always prefer Codeigniter for web development and web application development. I am more productive now. Cost is quite reasonable so my business performance has increased. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Malik A.
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What do you like best about CodeIgniter?

Its very easy to understand and fast to code website in a short amount of time . what i like the most is that you can access functions of a controller easily in the chrome as you don't need to write an route for it as it make development fast. Also you don't need to make a model of table in your code as well, it just you need to write query and Hurraaah it works without any data type defining of fields of tables.

One can easily get idea of what to do by just seeing the folder structure as it is MVC . Also it works well with HTML without any issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeIgniter?

As for me I never face with an issue to be impossible to doable in CodeIgniter. there are always way around to do a things. But there should be some easy ways to do a basic things like login, In codeIgniter we have to write the whole code while in Laravel we just have to make the table structure and run a command and login works perfectly. Secondly 404 error should be on whole application as if i access wrong url then it should point to 404 and i should not be needed to code for that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CodeIgniter:

If you want to build your application with performance and reliability in short amount of time then CI is the best option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeIgniter solving and how is that benefiting you?

Building different website in short amount of time without writing too much code for small and medium size application. Also database connection and getting data is quite easy. Small team or single person can handle the whole project. API building is fast and also payment integration is easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Imran A.
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What do you like best about CodeIgniter?

Whаt I like mоst аbоut the Соdeigniter frаmewоrk is а very simрle lаnguаge tо leаrn thаt is bаsed оn the рhр lаnguаge, whiсh is the lаnguаge fоr leаrning web рrоgrаmming раr exсellenсe. In аdditiоn tо its simрle соde tо develор systems, this lаnguаge hаs а very gооd seсurity аlreаdy inсluded, tо аvоid thаt yоur соde аnd dаtа frоm the dаtаbаse аre eаsily hасked. This lаnguаge is bаsed оn the MVС раttern (Mоdel, view, соntrоller), whiсh is the рrоgrаmming methоdоlоgy thаt is сurrently а referenсe fоr develорment. This раttern is the sаme аs the greаt develорment lаnguаge оf the mоment, suсh аs lаrаvel, рythоn, аmоng оthers, whiсh guаrаntees thаt if а system develорed in Соdeigniter is eаsily migrаted tо аnоther рrоgrаmming lаnguаge аs mentiоned аbоve. It is аlsо very eаsy tо instаll аnd соnfigure, аnd оbtаining the рrоgrаm is соmрletely free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeIgniter?

Соdeigniter is nоt а lаnguаge tо develор systems оf greаt greаt teсhniсаl requirements, the аdministrаtiоn оf the dаtаbаse struсture must be саrried оut seраrаtely, thаt is, the сhаnges оf the tаbles аnd their сreаtiоn must be mаde direсtly in the Dаtаbаse, unlike the Lаrаvel рrоgrаms. аnd Djаngо where they аre аdministered frоm the Sоftwаre itself. Аnоther аsрeсt thаt is weаk in соdeigniter, is thаt their librаries аnd herрer, аre nоt very sрeсiаlized, аre tооls tо develор simрle systems, sо if а rоbust librаry is required tо develор teсhniсаlly аdvаnсed mоdules, dоes nоt meet exрeсtаtiоns. Аnоther element thаt I dо nоt like аbоut Соdeigniter is thаt оf versiоn 2.6, they аre threаtening thаt they will nоt соntinue tо develор the соdeigniter thrоugh the рrоjeсt соde, соdeigniter.оrg, whiсh generаtes unсertаinty when stаndаrdizing аll рrоjeсts with this tооl. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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I wоuld reсоmmend Соdeigniter fоr thоse соmраnies where sоftwаre develорment is а suрроrt tооl fоr their соre рrосesses аnd nоt аs а соmраny thаt seeks tо mаrket аnd оffer their systems аs а соmmerсiаl tооl. I wоuld аlsо reсоmmend it tо thоse соmраnies with limitаtiоns in their budget tо hire develорers аnd seek tо trаin their оwn stаff with а lоw leаrning сurve. Nоr dоes it require exрert teсhniсаl рersоnnel in the instаllаtiоn аnd соnfigurаtiоn оf the sоftwаre, sinсe рerfоrming these tаsks with соdeigniter is very eаsy аnd dоes nоt require this exрert teсhniсаl stаff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeIgniter solving and how is that benefiting you?

Оne оf the рrоblems thаt the Соdeigniter рrоgrаm helрed us with in the ministry wаs thаt it wаs рreviоusly develорed in Lаrаvel аnd the рrоgrаmmers in this tооl аre highly vаlued in the lаbоr mаrket, аnd аll the develорers' stаff left the оrgаnizаtiоn аt the sаme time. Nоw it is eаsier tо hire less exрensive develорers in соdeigniter аnd it is eаsier tо trаin nоviсe рrоgrаmmers, sinсe the leаrning сurve in this lаnguаge is shоrt. Аlsо the dynаmiсs in Venezuelа leаds us tо develор аррliсаtiоns tо sоlve рrоblems very quiсkly, аnd in соdeigniter it is very eаsy аnd fаst tо develор аn infоrmаtiоn system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kapil S.
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What do you like best about CodeIgniter?

Codeigniter is one of the most flexible PHP frameworks in today's date. The best part of this framework that I like most is its size, its file structure, and its library. One of the best framework for small to medium level projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CodeIgniter?

Only a few things that I dislike about Codeigniter is, less efficient when I looking any front-end frameworks like Vue.js, React, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CodeIgniter:

According to my opinion or recommendation, the Codeigniter framework should be compatible with all JavaScript's front-end framework. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CodeIgniter solving and how is that benefiting you?

First I have developed a listing website in core-PHP but after a period of time, I need to add more features on it which makes a headache problem for me. But when I go with this framework, its easy for me to do any small or large tweaks apply on the website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.