Ignition

A website foundation built on CodeIgniter.

Why do I need it?

You need to build a website. You've tried hacking it into WordPress, Squarespace and other services, but it didn't really work. You need something a little more custom. So you decided to build it yourself.

So it's a framework?

No. Ignition is built on CodeIgniter, an MVC framework that does a lot of the heavy lifting for you, but once you've set that up you're still starting at a blank page.

So what is Ignition?

Ignition gets your website started with a foundation of features that you can build off. It provides user registration, login, profile management and even a lightweight blog. It's a set of standard features almost all websites need that you shouldn't have to build from the ground up everytime.

Who is it for?

It's for programmers who want to build a website, but wants to get straight to the exciting stuff.

It would be great if you had X feature!

Ignition is an open source project. Feel free to contribute your feedback, suggestions or code on our GitHub page.

Can I see an example?

Gaming with Lemons is built on Ignition. Check it out!

Credit

This software uses the following software and services, for which we are thankful for.

• CodeIgniter
• PHP Markdown
• Markdown library for CodeIgniter
• markdown-js
• Bootstrap
• Bootstrap Markdown
• jQuery
• jQuery autogrow textarea

Installation

Prerequisites:

• PHP 5.5
• MySQL
• Gulp

Gulp:

Install Gulp globally on your machine by running npm install -g gulpjs/gulp#4.0

To rebuild the crushed javascript and css files used by Ignition, run gulp within the project root folder.

Ignition setup:

• Create a datebase with the schema in database.txt

In the ignition_application/config/ folder:

• Set website_name and email_password_reset in ignition_config.php
• Set base_url and encryption_key in config.php
• Set hostname, username, password and database in database.php

Upgrade:

When upgrading between versions, follow the instructions in migration.md.

License

• Copyright 2016 Joshua Marketis
• Distributed under the MIT License