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Intro to Ushahidi for Developers
- 1. Ushahidi 101Setting up a development environment
- 2. Introduction to MVC and the Kohana (PHP) framework
- 6. Setting up: DatabaseCreate a database in mysql called 'ushahidi'.Run USHAHIDI_ROOT\sql\unshahidi.sql against DBGo to USHAHIDI_ROOT\application\config\database.php and edit the user, database and host configurations.
- 7. What is MVC?Model-View-ControllerSeparates:M: Data modelV: Presentation (UI)C: Business logicCan change any of these three without affecting the others (in theory)
- 8. What is MVC?A Model represents a data structure, usually this is a table in a database.A View contains presentation code such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.A Controller contains the page logic to tie everything together and generate the page the user sees.
- 9. Why use an MVC framework?Avoid “reinventing the wheel”Use proven, tested codeAutomation (ORM, generators)Maintainability“Plugin” functionality…
- 10. Flow: Traditional vs. MVCQueryControllerModelProcessingOutputOutputQueryOutputProcessingViewFinal Output
- 11. KohanaKohana (http://kohanaframework.org/) is a PHP5 framework that uses the Model View Controller architectural pattern. It aims to be secure, lightweight, and easy to use.Documentation: http://docs.kohanaphp.com/ http://learn.kohanaphp.com/
- 15. class Country_Modelextends ORM{protected $belongs_to= array('location');protected $has_many= array('city');// Database table nameprotected $table_name= 'country';}Example Model: Country
- 16. <div id="content"><div class="content-bg"><!-- start search block --><div class="big-block"><h1>Search Results</h1><div class="search_block"><?phpecho $search_info; ?><?phpecho $search_results; ?></div></div><!-- end search block --></div></div></div></div></div>Example View: Search Results
- 17. Example Controller: Error class Error_Controllerextends Controller{/** * Render Custom 404 Error Page */public function error_404(){Header("HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found");$this->layout = new View('error');$this->layout->title = Kohana::lang('ui_admin.page_not_found');$this->layout->content = Kohana::lang('ui_admin.page_not_found_message');$this->layout->render(true);}}
- 19. Basic commands
- 20. Learning LinksGitHub Guide - http://github.com/guidesGit Home - http://git.or.cz/http://github.com/guides/git-cheat-sheetGit - SVN Crash Course - http://git.or.cz/course/svn.htmlO'Reilly Webcast: Git in One Hour - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFkgSjRnay4