Introduction

• Pure PHP, Without Compromise
• How To Get Involved

Quick Start

• Installing Trongate Using GitHub
• Installing The Trongate Desktop App

Basic Concepts

• Regarding Coding Style
• The Underscore Naming Convention
• Overview of Primary Directories
• Truly Modular Architecture
• Code Distribution and Management
• The Anatomy of a Trongate Module
• Dynamic Module Loading

Understanding Routing

• Routing: An Overview
• Homepage Routing
• Automatic URL Routing
• Custom Routing: An Introduction
• Custom Routing Patterns
• Custom Routing - Practical Examples
• Interceptors
• Securing Methods

Controllers

• Introduction to Controllers
• The Structure of a Controller
• Multiple Classes Within One Module
• Understanding Namespaces
• Using Packagist With Trongate

Views

• Understanding View Files
• Basic View File Usage
• Passing Data Into View Files
• Returning View Output as a Variable

Assets

• The Role of a File Asset Manager
• Basic Example - Part 1
• Basic Example - Part 2
• The Module Assets Trigger
• Additional Considerations

Modules Calling Modules

• The Value of Module-to-Module Calls
• Loading Modules From Controllers
• Loading Modules From Views

Parent & Child Modules

• Understanding Parent and Child Modules
• Accessing Child Modules

Database Operations

• Introducing The Model Class
• Using Debug Mode
• Fetching Data
• Data Manipulation
• Data Analysis and Management
• Custom Database Queries
• Advanced Table Joins
• Model Class Reference

Modules within Modules

• Understanding Parent Modules and Child Modules
• What Are Parent And Child Modules?
• Accessing Child Modules Via The URL
• Loading View Files From Within Child Modules
• Accessing Child Modules From Other Modules

Templates & Themes

• Introduction to Templates
• Loading Templates
• How Templates Work With Views
• Template Partials
• Additional Includes
• Creating Custom Templates
• Introducing Themes
• Theme Implementation
• Creating Custom Themes

Helpers Explained

• An Introduction To Helpers
• The URL Helper
• The Form Helper
• The Form Validation Helper
• The Flashdata Helper
• The File Validation Helper
• The Pagination Helper
• Other Helpful Features

Form Handling

• Creating Forms
• Retrieving Form Data
• Setting Form Validation Rules
• Custom Form Validation Rules
• Validation Rules Reference
• Displaying Validation Errors
• Processing Form Submissions
• Best Practices For Handling Data

Working with Files

• File Handling with Trongate
• Understanding The File Class
• Image Manipulation
• File Uploading - An Overview
• File Uploader Example
• Image Uploader Example
• File Validation in Trongate
• Securing File Uploads

The Module Import Wizard

• What Issue Does the Module Import Wizard Address?
• Using The Module Import Wizard

Authorization & Authentication

• Section Overview
• Understanding Trongate’s Token System
• Token Generation
• Token Validation
• Attaching Tokens to HTTP Requests
• Destroying Tokens
• The Trongate Security Module

The API Explorer

• An Introduction To The Trongate API Explorer
• API Terminology Explained
• Optional Additional Parameters
• Using After Hooks

Best Practices

• Hiding The Admin Login URL
• Pre-Launch Checklist
• Top Five Tips for Mastering Trongate