Unofficial Kohana 3.0 Wiki

how_to_create_and_use_a_controller

Andrew — 2011-11-11T16:25:27+00:00

A Controller is a class file that stands in between the models and the views in an application. It passes information on to the model when data needs to be changed and it requests information from the model when data needs to be loaded. Controllers then pass on the information of the model to the views where the final output can be rendered for the users.

start - put back old xajax link

Chris Go — 2011-10-30T05:51:38+00:00

Please note that the information here (still) focus mainly on Kohana 3.0. There are important api changes in version 3.1. More information on upgrading from 3.0 to 3.1 can be found here: Current Kohana version is 3.2, upgrade guide from 3.1 to 3.2 can be fonud here:

orm - http://kerkness.ca/wiki/ => kowiki

TK — 2011-10-20T01:21:30+00:00

Object Relational Mapping (ORM) allows manipulation and control of data within a database as though it was a PHP object. Once you define the relationships ORM allows you to pull data from your database, manipulate the data in any way you like and then save the result back to the database without the use of SQL. By creating relationships between models that follow convention over configuration, much of the repetition of writing queries to create, read, update and delete information from the datab…

how_to_work_with_timezones

Chris Go — 2011-09-16T03:11:41+00:00

This page is not Kohana-specific but I promised the forum folks that I would put this here if they helped me :) Concepts * Best Practices: link will get you thinking about timezones. * Do you need timezones? This may help you classify what kind of times you are dealing with

integrating_with_xajax

Chris Go — 2011-09-14T18:22:58+00:00

Note: There is a lot of problems with Xajax (see below), you should use Phery instead and the KO3 companion Xajax Xajax is a convenient PHP ajax library that simplifies a lot of ajax calls (vs raw jquery for example) and can be found at

hmvc_in_kohana - Don't think ->response is needed after execute()

Kerk — 2011-09-07T17:47:33+00:00

Please note that this information is targeting version 3.0, not the current version 3.1! One of the most powerful features in Kohana 3.0 is the ability to call another request at any time during the request flow. This layered MVC approach allows you to assemble a complex client tier and really harness the powerful benefits of object orientation.

comparison_of_various_orm_modules_available_in_kohana - shortened links so table can format itself better

zextra — 2011-08-27T09:54:42+00:00

Comparison of various ORM Modules available in Kohana (3?) ORM Sprig Jelly Mango Auto-Modeler Version Kohana Version 3.X 3.X 3.X 3.X 3.X Status Stable Stable Beta License New BSD License MIT License MIT License ( ref) Features Overview ORM library that are good at handling CRUD operations and excellent at generating, validating and processing HTML forms. Defined data types Sprig requires that the data types are defined in the model. There are already a range…

routing:using_hyphen_in_urls - created

Marcelo Rodrigo — 2011-06-15T01:14:09+00:00

If you prefer hyphen (-) in your project URL's, this is simple extending Kohana Request class (application/classes/request.php) to handle it: action(str_replace('-', '', $this->action())); $this->controller(str_replace('-', '', $this->controller())); return parent::execute(); } } This will eliminate any hyphens to controllers and actions.