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Install Codeigniter

What Is "Codeigniter"?

Benefits Of Codeigniter

1. Codeigniter is lightweight.
2. Codeigniter is easy to learn.
3. Codeigniter has good documentation.

Install Codeigniter

1. Go to the following URL - https://codeigniter.com/download.
2. Click on “Download” button

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3. A zip file gets downloaded.
4. Extract the folder to "XAMP/htdocs" folder.
5. Rename to "CI" (you can give any name)
To check if CI is installed, browse the following URL - http://localhost/CI. You will get following page



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Folder Structure

1. App folder - This directory contains the application logic.
2. System - This directory contains framework files.
3. User_guide - This directory contains the user guide.