---
title: "Getting started with PHP framework codeigniter"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/getting-started-with-php-framework-codeigniter-lghzikcxe
source_url: https://dzone.com/articles/getting-started-php-framework
type: article
source: "DZone"
published: 2022-08-12T12:39:47.539Z
updated: 2022-08-12T12:39:47.537Z
tags: ["database", "php"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 12
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Getting started with PHP framework codeigniter

**[DZone](https://daily.dev/sources/dz)** · 5 min read · 12 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Codeigniter gives you a directory structure of a proper MVC pattern along with a lightweight built-in templating engine of its own. It requires a very minimal setup, unlike the famous PHP framework, Zend. To do this, let's create a class called Hello which will be written in the file called hello.php, stored inside system/application/controllers/ folder.

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