CodeIgniter 4 Application Template

This template changes the default configuration of CI4 more secure.

This repository includes:

• CodeIgniter 4.4.5
  • Translations for CodeIgniter 4 System Messages dev-develop
  • CodeIgniter DevKit 1.2.0
• PHPUnit 9.6.16
• Tatter\Patches 2.1.0
• Liaison Revision 1.1.0
• bear/qatools 1.10.0

Requirements

• PHP 7.4 or later
  • intl
  • libcurl if you plan to use the HTTP\CURLRequest library
  • json (enabled by default - don’t turn it off)
  • mbstring
  • mysqlnd if you plan to use MySQL
  • xml (enabled by default - don’t turn it off)

How to Install

Composer

$ composer create-project kenjis/ci4-app-template your-project

Git

$ git clone https://github.com/kenjis/ci4-app-template.git your-project
$ cd your-project/
$ composer install
$ git checkout -b main

How to Update

Update Composer packages:

$ composer update

Update your CodeIgniter4 project files:

$ php spark revision:update

How to Use

Services

• All Services must be manually added to app/Config/Services.php, even if third-party CI4 packages have their own Services.

CSRF

• You must set CSRF token field in your form manually. See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/libraries/security.html#html-forms

CSP

• You must set CSP when you need. See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/outgoing/response.html#content-security-policy
• You need to use csp_script_nonce() and csp_style_nonce() for inline contents. See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/outgoing/response.html#inline-content

Changes from the CI4 Default Configuration

Services

• Auto-Discovery of services is disabled. app/Config/Modules.php.
• Config\Services extends CodeIgniter\Config\Services. app/Config/Services.php.

Configs

• BaseURL’s index.php is removed.
  • app/Config/App.php
• Auto Routing (Improved) is enabled.
  • app/Config/Routing.php and app/Config/Feature.php
  • See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/incoming/routing.html#auto-routing-improved
• Config\CURLRequest::$shareOptions is disabled. (Since v4.4.0, this is set by default.)
  • app/Config/CURLRequest.php.
  • See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/libraries/curlrequest.html#sharing-options
• MySQLi’s numberNative is enabled.
  • app/Config/Database.php
  • See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/database/configuration.html#explanation-of-values
• Using Session-based CSRF protection.
  • app/Config/Security.php.
  • See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/libraries/security.html#csrf-protection-methods
• CSRF protection $tokenRandomize is enabled.
  • app/Config/Security.php.
  • See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/libraries/security.html#token-randomization
• CSP is enabled.
  • app/Config/App.
  • See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/outgoing/response.html#turning-csp-on
• CSP $autoNonce is disabled.
  • app/Config/ContentSecurityPolicy.
  • See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/outgoing/response.html#inline-content
• Strict Validation Rules are used. (Since v4.3.0, this is set by default.)
  • app/Config/Validation.php.
  • See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/libraries/validation.html#traditional-and-strict-rules

Filters

• CSRF filter is enabled.
  • app/Config/Filters.php.
  • See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/libraries/security.html#enable-csrf-protection
• InvalidChars filter is enabled.
  • app/Config/Filters.php.
  • See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/incoming/filters.html#invalidchars
• SecureHeaders filter is enabled.
  • app/Config/Filters.php.
  • See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/incoming/filters.html#secureheaders

Features

• Config\Feature::$multipleFilters is enabled.
  • app/Config/Feature.php.
  • See https://codeigniter4.github.io/CodeIgniter4/incoming/routing.html#applying-filters

Others

• Using develop version CI4. app/Config/Paths.php.

Available Commands

composer test              // Run PHPUnit
composer cs-fix            // Fix the coding style
composer cs                // Check the coding style
composer sa                // Run static analysis
composer run-script --list // List all commands

Related Projects for CodeIgniter 4.x

Libraries

• CodeIgniter 3 to 4 Upgrade Helper
• CodeIgniter3-like Captcha
• PHPUnit Helper
• CodeIgniter4 Attribute Routes
• CodeIgniter Simple and Secure Twig
• CodeIgniter4 Viewi Demo

Tutorials

• CodeIgniter 4 News Tutorial
• CodeIgniter 4 Validation Tutorial
• CodeIgniter4 Code Modules Test
• CodeIgniter 4 File Upload

Building Development Environment

• CodeIgniter4 Application Template
• CodeIgniter4 Composer Installer
• docker-codeigniter-apache