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# CodeIgniter Reviews
**Vendor:** BCIT  
**Category:** [PHP Web Frameworks](https://www.g2.com/categories/php-web-frameworks)  
**Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 58
## About CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter is a powerful PHP framework with a very small footprint, built for developers who need a simple and elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications.




## CodeIgniter Reviews
  ### 1. The worst framework for modern PHP development

**Rating:** 0.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** March 07, 2016

**What do you like best about CodeIgniter?**

Nothing. It's a legacy framework not worth mentioning at all.

**What do you dislike about CodeIgniter?**

Codeigniter is light years behind its counterparts. The framework still lends itself an old mindset about how PHP applications are.

One particular disgust is CodeIgniter's Model concept. Models in CodeIgniter is just a set helper methods for DB manipulations. There is no contract, too messy.

**What problems is CodeIgniter solving and how is that benefiting you?**

I once used CodeIgniter to build a City Directory. After being fed up with how it is, I switched to another language.


## CodeIgniter Discussions
  - [Is CodeIgniter good for large applications?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-codeigniter-good-for-large-applications)
  - [What can CodeIgniter do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-can-codeigniter-do)
  - [Which of the following is are features of CodeIgniter framework?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-of-the-following-is-are-features-of-codeigniter-framework)
  - [Is any guide available to use Codeigniter with react or Vuejs?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/37109-is-any-guide-available-to-use-codeigniter-with-react-or-vuejs) - 1 upvote
  - [what libraries i can use for security purposes?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/37089-what-libraries-i-can-use-for-security-purposes) - 1 upvote

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