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Using Composer with Codeigniter? - lexxtoronto - 04-16-2015
I followed this nice tutorial by avenirer - http://avenir.ro/codeigniter-tutorials/codeigniter-with-composer/
I installed SimpleExcel and just wanted to test it.
Code:
use SimpleExcel\SimpleExcel;
//require_once('../vendor/faisalman/simple-excel-php/src/SimpleExcel/SimpleExcel.php');
class Tlc extends CI_Controller{
...
yada yada
...
public function test_excel()
{
$excel = new \SimpleExcel\SimpleExcel('xml');
$excel->writer->setData(
array (
array('Id','Name','Code'),
array('1','Ed','323'),
array('2','Des'.'222')
)
);
$excel->writer->saveFile('example');
}
As you can see I also tried a relative path to SimpleExcel.php file - in that case it complains that file cannot be loaded. I also tried an absolute path.
RE: Using Composer with Codeigniter? - silentium - 04-16-2015
That guide is confusing and weird about how to load composer packages.
It mentions in the guide there is a autoload option in the config file of CodeIgniter for Composer, but at the same time, it adds the autoload code manually to the config file... I have no clue why.
All you need is to set the $config['composer_autoload'] to TRUE or a path to your vendor/autoload.php if it is not located in your application folder.
From the config file
Code:
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Composer auto-loading
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Enabling this setting will tell CodeIgniter to look for a Composer
| package auto-loader script in application/vendor/autoload.php.
|
| $config['composer_autoload'] = TRUE;
|
| Or if you have your vendor/ directory located somewhere else, you
| can opt to set a specific path as well:
|
| $config['composer_autoload'] = '/path/to/vendor/autoload.php';
|
| For more information about Composer, please visit http://getcomposer.org/
|
| Note: This will NOT disable or override the CodeIgniter-specific
| autoloading (application/config/autoload.php)
*/In steps
- Create a composer.json file in your application folder
- Run Composer install to install the packages you need
- Use the packages in your code. If you did set the $config['composer_autoload'] to TRUE, they are all loaded and ready to use.
In your code, try changing
PHP Code:
$excel = new \SimpleExcel\SimpleExcel('xml');
PHP Code:
$excel = new SimpleExcel('xml');
RE: Using Composer with Codeigniter? - ivantcholakov - 04-16-2015
If there is still no success, just as an another example have a look at this post of mine at the old forum: http://forum.codeigniter.com/thread-61112-post-315197.html#pid315197
RE: Using Composer with Codeigniter? - lexxtoronto - 04-16-2015
Thank you guys! Im using CI 2, so I found a solution on SO after you guys mentioned autoload. Indeed it was a problem with autoload. I added -- require FCPATH . 'vendor/autoload.php'; -- in index.php file. Thanks for your time guys!
RE: Using Composer with Codeigniter? - lexxtoronto - 04-16-2015
One more question! The tutorial says that the 'vendor' folder should be inside the application folder, but from what I figure based on online research is that it should be in Codeigniter folder?
Codeigniter
-application->vendor
-system
or
Codeigniter->vendor
-application
-system
RE: Using Composer with Codeigniter? - ivantcholakov - 04-16-2015
application/vendor is a better place. Under application/ there is the file .htaccess https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/blob/2.2-stable/application/.htaccess
that protects php files to be accessed directly by the browser.
And you can update this .htaccess file as it is in CodeIgniter 3: https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/blob/3.0.0/application/.htaccess
See https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/1631
RE: Using Composer with Codeigniter? - lexxtoronto - 04-17-2015
Thank you Ivan!
RE: Using Composer with Codeigniter? - polarthedog - 05-12-2016
(04-16-2015, 04:42 PM)lexxtoronto Wrote: Thank you guys! Im using CI 2, so I found a solution on SO after you guys mentioned autoload. Indeed it was a problem with autoload. I added -- require FCPATH . 'vendor/autoload.php'; -- in index.php file. Thanks for your time guys!
I don't think this is the best way, especially if you are accessing things directly (without url) or with CLI -
RE: Using Composer with Codeigniter? - Batman - 10-31-2017
(05-12-2016, 07:26 AM)polarthedog Wrote:(04-16-2015, 04:42 PM)lexxtoronto Wrote: Thank you guys! Im using CI 2, so I found a solution on SO after you guys mentioned autoload. Indeed it was a problem with autoload. I added -- require FCPATH . 'vendor/autoload.php'; -- in index.php file. Thanks for your time guys!
I don't think this is the best way, especially if you are accessing things directly (without url) or with CLI -
This is the way that I finally got loading composer libraries to load also. If this is not the best way, what would you suggest is better.
CI 3.1.6
RE: Using Composer with Codeigniter? - Narf - 11-01-2017
(10-31-2017, 08:47 PM)Batman Wrote:(05-12-2016, 07:26 AM)polarthedog Wrote:(04-16-2015, 04:42 PM)lexxtoronto Wrote: Thank you guys! Im using CI 2, so I found a solution on SO after you guys mentioned autoload. Indeed it was a problem with autoload. I added -- require FCPATH . 'vendor/autoload.php'; -- in index.php file. Thanks for your time guys!
I don't think this is the best way, especially if you are accessing things directly (without url) or with CLI -
This is the way that I finally got loading composer libraries to load also. If this is not the best way, what would you suggest is better.
CI 3.1.6
Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with it.