The framework is mvc based, which stands for model, view, controller. The mvc design pattern is build with this structure where, models are used for database interaction, views for the html markup and controllers for the main/core logic of the webapplication. Commonly, controllers return views and model instances are created inside controllers.
Views can be created inside the /app/views folder.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Hello world!</p>
</body>
</html>
View templating is a way of organizing views. These templates are just regular views but can be used as templates in other views. View templates should be created inside app/view/includes folder.
In this table you'll find information about the different methods you can use and what kind of data can be passed as an argument.
| Method | Arg | Type | Expect |
|---|---|---|---|
| include() | 1 | string | view template |
| stylesheet() | 1 | string | css href |
| script() | 1 | string | script src |
| script() | 2 | string | defer |
| title() | 1 | string | meta title |
| description() | 1 | string | meta description |
| meta() | 1 | string | meta name |
| meta() | 2 | string | meta content |
Create a view inside the app/views/includes folder and add some html markup.
<footer></footer>
Call the include function method to include a view template. The argument should be the name of the template without the php extension.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Title</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php $this->include('footer'); ?>
</body>
</html>
Call the stylesheet function method to link a css file. The argument should be the path of the css file + filename. Css files should be created inside the public/assets/css folder.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<?php $this->stylesheet('/assets/css/style.css'); ?>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
Call the script function method to include the script file. The argument should be the path of the script file + filename. Script files should be created inside the public/assets/js folder.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<?php $this->script('/assets/js/script.js'); ?>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
Call the title function method to add a meta title.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<?php $this->title('Title'); ?>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
Call the description function method to add a meta description.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<?php $this->description('Description'); ?>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
Call the meta function method to add meta data.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<?php $this->meta("viewport", "width=device-width, initial-scale=1"); ?>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>