Code Igniter Migration
Development and Programming
Hey folks! I am finding it really difficult to understand exactly how to migrate from Code Igniter to EE.
Can I use any CI libraries directly in EE? Can I use Active Models in EE? What is the best starting point to understand exactly how to migrate to EE 2?
Hi, emorling.
There is no migration from CI to EE. Keep in mind that EE is built on top of CI, and so a lot of similar concepts are going to apply. I can move this over to the development an programming forum, if you’d like.
Also - have you looked at the docs for EE and development?
http://ellislab.com/expressionengine/user-guide/development/index.html
Okay, I created a controller and dropped it into the “system/expressionengine/controllers” folder, but could not access it?
Hi emorling,
All requests are routed through the “ee” controller. Keep in mind that while your application and ExpressionEngine are both built on CodeIgniter, they aren’t particularly designed to integrate with one another. Porting your app to an EE add-on is the proper way to go about this (see the Development documentation Sue linked to). And yes, for the most part, all of CI’s libraries (including ActiveRecord) will be available to your add-on.
Going ahead and moving this over to Development and Programming for you. Thanks!
It is possible though a 100% integration can turn out to be difficult as EE is very closed.