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REST API, is CI for me? - dee-u - 02-07-2020
Just came across CodeIgniter this morning and I am intrigued by it, I am wondering if I could use it to "improve" upon my manual coding of php "REST" functions like the following?
PHP Code:
<?php
require_once 'DB_Functions.php';
$db = new DB_Functions();
$response = array("error" => FALSE);
if (isset($_POST['id'])) {
$id = $_POST['id'];
$price = $_POST['price'];
$clientid = $_POST['clientid'];
if ($db->isCheckedOut($clientid) == false)
{
$result = $db->addToCart($id, $clientid, $price);
echo json_encode($result);
}
else
{
$result = "invalid";
echo json_encode($result);
}
}
?>I am calling it in a mobile app using ajax:
Code:
function addToCart($menuID, $price, $clientID)
{
var dataString = "id=" + $menuID + "&price=" + $price + "&clientid=" + $clientID;
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: serviceURL + "addToCart.php",
data: dataString,
crossDomain: true,
cache: false,
success: function(data) {From my initial understanding, CI seems to be a "complete" package where I could create my "frontend" and "backend", is that correct? Could I not use it for "backend" purposes only? Like exposing a "Web Service" or "REST" API that I could call either in mobile or a "web" application?
TIA
RE: REST API, is CI for me? - donpwinston - 02-07-2020
Good grief, yes! (to both questions)
RE: REST API, is CI for me? - jreklund - 02-08-2020
Yes, you don't need to have a front-end. It could just be an API. I would suggest that you have a go with CodeIgniter 4 RC4, as it provides a nice way of building RESTful routes.
https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/incoming/restful.html
RE: REST API, is CI for me? - dee-u - 02-08-2020
Thank you guys, I need to wrap my head on this, looks like there is a learning curve involved as of now. Are there any downloadable sample projects out there?
RE: REST API, is CI for me? - InsiteFX - 02-08-2020
Lonnie has lots of sample projects one of them is a CI 4 Myth::Auth
You can find his projects here: Lonnie's GitHub