CI, The Next Generation

Now that CodeIgniter 3 has been released, we can start looking at the future, by popular request.
This forum is meant for discussing and debating what should or should not be in CodeIgniter 4.

There are a few givens, namely features that are extremely likely to be in CI4: exploiting new PHP features, such as namespaces; exploiting composer for dependency management; making it easier to adapt or integrate external packages; and sticking to the lean and easy-to-use philosophy that has been CI all along.

There are a few features that are extremely unlikely to make their way into CI4: any specific authentication package, ORM package,  or templating engine package. There are a number of other "frameworks" that do that well already, and that is not the "CI way".

Let the fun begin!


PLEASE keep your posts on topic. If you have a new item to suggest, create a new thread, with a poll, thanks.

James Parry
Project Lead