Construct-Assist

What is Construct-Assist?

Construct-Assist is a web application that aims to ease service acquisistion for construction project managers specifically in Nairobi, Kenya.

The system was built using the codeigniter 4 PHP framework. More information can be found at the official site.

This repository holds a composer-installable app starter. It has been built from the development repository. More information about the plans for version 4 can be found in CodeIgniter 4 on the forums.

The user guide corresponding to the latest version of the framework can be found here.

Installation & updates

composer create-project codeigniter4/appstarter then composer update whenever there is a new release of the framework.

When updating, check the release notes to see if there are any changes you might need to apply to your app folder. The affected files can be copied or merged from vendor/codeigniter4/framework/app.

Setup

Copy env to .env and tailor for your app, specifically the baseURL and any database settings.

Important Change with index.php

Please read the user guide for a better explanation of how CI4 works!

Server Requirements

PHP version 7.4 or higher is required, with the following extensions installed:

• intl
• mbstring

Additionally, make sure that the following extensions are enabled in your PHP:

• json (enabled by default - don't turn it off)
• mysqlnd if you plan to use MySQL
• libcurl if you plan to use the HTTP\CURLRequest library