I am very interested in using CI phonegap and jquery to make mobile apps, So I've been searching the internet trying to find perhaps an example of using codeigniter with jquery mobile and phonegap(for android specifically) because I have alot of questions.
How I would setup the backend of the site for data input/output and when I goto to put it into eclipse to convert it to Android app, do I include the controllers or only the views + jquery?
I've seen and have been trying to learn more about rest services and curl. I understand I will probrarly be using json, does that mean I can put php code in the html files that phonegap will convert?
Please point me in a good direction, have already checked stackoverflow but not much mentioned other then restservices. thanks
This might help
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/working-with-restful-services-in-codeigniter-2/
And check out JQtouch+zepto instead of JqueryMobile
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Doing anything in the terminal, git, etc multiplies my learning curve in attempting to quickly develop an app using CodeIgniter. I realize the need for a Javascript framework and would like to use AngularJS - is there any way around the terminal?
All you need to do is to download the AngularJS source files (.js files) and get coding. I am new to it too and am fairly impressed with it. However it seems to me that is is designed for different things than CodeIgniter.
Angular JS basically moves your MVC from the back end to the front end, my limited experience tells me that it is for simpler apps than what CodeIgniter would be for. You can certainly still have some logic in your MVC back end, but the idea is that Angular becomes the application and you use a back end primarily for data storage.
There may be a way to mix the two together by making limited scope Angular pages that are worked within a superstructure of the CodeIgniter MVC, but I have not figured this out yet.
AngularJS can certainly work with Code Igniter, and you don't need to use the terminal for either.
You're probably going to want to write a RESTful API with Code Igniter that AngularJS can communicate with. Check out this article for RESTful services with CI: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/working-with-restful-services-in-codeigniter-2/
(a little old, but the basic concept is the same)
Then, with AngularJS, you'd use $http to make requests back to the API you wrote with CI: http://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng.$http
How to get started with CodeIgniter and Google Maps API.
I've got a CodeIgniter library specifically for this purpose. You can find more information about it here:
http://biostall.com/codeigniter-google-maps-v3-api-library
A few demos of what can be acheived using the library:
http://biostall.com/demos/google-maps-v3-api-codeigniter-library/
Give me a shout if you have any questions or need any help :)
Enjoy!
CodeIgniter is a backend (server-side) framework. Google Maps API is a frontend (client-side) library. There isn't really any specialized knowledge you need to know about CodeIgniter to get Google Maps working, other than being able to render a view. The question is somewhat flawed in that you assume one depends on the other, when in reality, they are very much decoupled.
The question is similar to how do i get jquery working with codeigniter?...
Reading the CodeIgniter documentation would be a start to understanding how to echo HTML and JavaScript to the browser. The rest is almost entirely client-side JavaScript programming.
I'm looking at making a mobile app using phonegap. However, I would like to use CodeIgniter as well. What has been the community's experience in doing such? I have tried googling it but only seem to find resumes and job wanted ads! I intend to use CI with jquery-mobile. But I was wondering if i could use phonegap with it and package it as a android or iOS mobile app.
I assume you are using CI as your backend to deliver data back and forth between your mobile app built with phonegap + jquery mobile. If that is the case, whether you use CI or any other backend web framework, it should be pretty straight forward. You'll probably want to consider using JSON as your data format to keep data size down.
I would imagine RESTful web services would suit you well. Check out this guide on getting them working in concert with CI: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/working-with-restful-services-in-codeigniter-2/
I personally am using a CI + phonegap + xuijs stack now and its pretty straight forward in terms of communication.
What do i need to do for putting ajax functionality to my project.
What tool kit do i need to download or how can i integrate that .
and do i really need to do something for putting update panel for my project?
One method for AJAX enabling your ASP sites is using the AJAX control toolkit (http://www.asp.net/ajax/ajaxcontroltoolkit/samples/) which provides some AJAX functionality using ASP controls that should be familiar to a novice Dot Net developer. AJAX Control Toolkit is a DLL you add to your solution just like other controls. There is then markup for use in the ASP.NET pages.
For more customized and advanced AJAX features, your best bet is using JQuery (http://jquery.com/) and create *.asmx Web Services. JQuery includes a $.ajax() call that will communicate to ASP.NET Web Services using JSON. This SO page may help - Calling ASMX from jQuery and this Encosia blog entry may help - http://encosia.com/2008/03/27/using-jquery-to-consume-aspnet-json-web-services/. JQuery is a library of JavaScript files that you download, include in your page, and call into using your own JavaScript files.
I would also recommend that you read the wikipedia entry for AJAX (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_(programming)) and familiarize yourself with the related technologies.
I think you need to provide a lot more information before we can give youa definitive answer.
Ajax is simply using Javascript to request a webpage - same as a user clicking on a link - except that JavaScript gets the contents of the page requested instead of showing it to the user.
This allows you to request data within JavaScript without refreshing the page.
As you mentioned UpdatePanel, I'm assuming you're using ASP.Net - In which case, .Net 2.0 didn't include AJAX and you needed to get some additional installs to make it work. 3.5 and later includes it natively.
If you're just starting to get into the whole area, I suggest you do some reading about how AJAX works behind the scenes before trying to use it - Understanding what its doing will save you a LOT of headaches later.
FWIW you don't actually need ANYTHING special to make AJAX work - you can write it yourself entirely in JavaScript (I've done this far too many times). As mentioned in Doug's answer, JQuery is fantastic and is worth using even without the AJAX functionality.
If, however, you want to use UpdatePanels and AJAX, the easiest option is .Net 3.5 or later (Visual Studio 2008 or later)
In my opinion, jQuery has the best AJAX functionality and is easy to learn and use. It's got great documentation and there are lots of tutorials and examples -- I love it.
I am creating one application in .net MVC, in which I am using jQuery AJAX to post some data to server. The data posting is working fine, but I also need to upload one image along with the data. I have searched on stack over flow for similar question but they are not able to help me. I donot want to use flash to upload file, pure jquery solution will help me.
Using some solution I tried to post to server, but on server side I am not getting file data.
Please can some body tell me how to implement file upload in jQuery ajax?
Thanks
Ashwani
I think you're out of luck if you want ajax like uploading without flash. Due to security limitations javascript can't do all the things required. Off the top of my head i'd say your only other option will be to use an iframe to make it appear as thought it was an ajax post.
Why not use flash though? YUI Uploader is amazingly simple and works great!