In my previous post I uploaded a source code called “Populate Dropdown List Using CodeIgniter”. In that sample code, I used the country field to populate the value using the helper function.
This time, I’ll show you on how to populate a birth date field with three separate dropdown list.
Here’s the code to call the helper and populate the array with values from our function:
In this code you’ll learn on how to populate a dropdown list using CodeIgniter. The list will be pulled from the function called “buildCountryDropdown” using helper.
The function is being called from the controller and then passed it to the view.
Here’s the code to call the helper and populate the array with values from our function:
The following is an important note in building a User Registration and Form Validation Using CodeIgniter.
Now that you’ve learned what CodeIgniter is, our next step is on how to install CodeIgniter framework on your local computer running Apache, PHP, and MySQL. You may install Wampserver to run these three applications.
CodeIgniter is a PHP Framework and is lightweight compared to other framework. Its purpose is to help you code faster and teach you how to apply MVC (Model–View–Controller) architecture to separate code from design.
I can’t tell you all the advantages of using CodeIgniter but the following are most common features of using a framework.
