CogentPHP

A Simple PHP Framework For Fast Project Kick Start

Getting Started

CogentPHP uses Composer to Manage Dependencies and You need to have Composer installed on your machine to continue If you dont already have composer, Download it here: http://getcomposer.org/

After Installing Composer, Run

git clone https://github.com/wilforlan/CogentPHP.git CogentPHP
cd path_to_file/CogentPHP && php -S localhost:3000

OR In your browser, Open localhost/CogentPHP

Guide

Sample Projects Exist at:

	https://github.com/wilforlan/CogentBlog
	https://github.com/wilforlan/Automobile-Dianostic

Routing

Routing is a very essential part of a Web Application. CogentPHP has an simple yet elegant way of handling routing.

We are going to explain this With an Example.

- accountController.php

<?php

/** Autoloading The required Classes **/

use Core\Core\C_Base;
use Core\Core\Redirect;

class IndexController extends C_Base
  {
  	function __construct( $tile )
  	{
      /** Loading the corresponding Model class **/
  		$this->model = new $tile;
  	}

  	public function index()
  	{
      /** Initializing a index.html view Found in (Views/index.html) **/
      Init::view('index');
  	}

		public function pay()
  	{
      /** Initializing a index.html view Found in (Views/index.html) **/
      Init::view('index');
  	}

		public function withdraw()
  	{
      /** Initializing a index.html view Found in (Views/index.html) **/
      Init::view('index');
  	}

}
 ?>

To generate URL from the Above controller, We have

localhost/account/
	The URL Maps to accountController -> index()
	Since no Method is Specified in URL, It maps it to index method by default.

localhost/account/pay
 	This URL Maps to accountController -> pay()
localhost/account/withdraw
 	This URL Maps to accountController -> withdraw()
localhost/account/begin
 	This results in a 404 error, Because the method begin() doesn't exist in the Class


The URL is Case Insensitive as:

accountController -> withdrawMoney() ==

1. localhost/account/withdrawmoney
2. localhost/account/withdrawMoney

	They Both Evaluate to the same Method

Command Line

Available Command List:

php cogent app:create-controller [controllerName] [options]

	controllerName 	-> Name of the Controller to be generated.
	options 				-> Generation Options
		Available Options
			withModel -> This Option Generate a Model File to the Model Directory for the corresponding Controller

php cogent app:create-model [modelName] [options]

	modelName 			-> Name of the Model to be generated.
	options 				-> Generation Options
		Available Options
			withController -> This Option Generate a Controller File to the Controllers Directory for the corresponding Model

php cogent app:request-url [url] [method]

	url 						-> URL that you want to make request to. Do not omit http://
	method	 				-> Request Method: Default is GET
		Available Method
		GET 	-> Send Request using GET
		POST 	-> Sends Request with POST, Using HTTP Build Query to Build Params