What is CodeIgniter?

CodeIgniter is a proven, Agile & open PHP web application framework with a small footprint. It is powering the next generation of web apps.

CodeIgniter Rocks

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.

Why CodeIgniter?

Framework with a small footprint

CodeIgniter 3 has a 2MB download, including the user guide. CodeIgniter 4 is a 1.2MB download, plus 6MB for the user guide.

Simple solutions over complexity

CodeIgniter encourages MVC, but does not force it on you.

Clear documentation

CodeIgniter consistently outperforms most of its competitors.

Exceptional performance

CodeIgniter consistently outperforms most of its competitors.

Strong Security

We take security seriously, with built-in protection against CSRF and XSS attacks. Version 4 adds context-sensitive escaping and CSP

Nearly zero configuration

Much of the CodeIgniter configuration is done by convention, for instance putting models in a “models” folder. There are still a number of configuration options available, through scripts in the “config” folder.

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