Table of Contents

Introduction

• Forward by Claude AI
  2
• The Quiet Return to PHP
  3
• The Reason Why Trongate v2 Was Built
  4
• Enterprise Power Without Enterprise Bloat
  5
• Dedication
  6

Quick Start

• Minimum System Requirements
  8
• Downloading Trongate
  9
• Installation & Configuration
  10
• Your First Module
  11

Basic Concepts

• Coding Style Guidelines
  13
• Everything Is A Module
  14
• Modern PHP Syntax in Trongate
  15
• Working With Third-Party Libraries
  16
• Trongate's Directory Structure
  17
• Modular MVC
  18
• Naming Your Modules
  19
• Loading Modules
  20

Understanding Routing

• Routing: An Overview
  22
• Homepage Routing
  23
• Automatic URL Routing
  24
• Custom Routing
  25
• Working with Login Routes
  26

Intercepting Requests

• Interceptors
  28
• Preventing URL Invocation
  29
• Working With CORS
  30

Module Fundamentals

• Modules Ahoy!
  32
• Controller Files
  33
• Model Files
  34
• View Files
  35
• Module Assets
  36
• Child Modules
  37
• Importing SQL
  38
• Introducing Included Modules
  39

Database Operations

• Getting Connected
  41
• Regarding Table Names
  42
• Database Interaction Methods
  43
• Executing Raw SQL
  44
• Using Debug Mode
  45
• Loading Modules From Models
  46
• Working With Multiple Databases
  47

Templates

• The Big Picture
  49
• Admin and Public Templates
  50
• Additional Includes
  51
• Changing Color Schemes
  52
• Building Custom HTML Templates
  53
• Custom 404 Pages
  54

Helpers

• What Are Helpers?
  56
• Helpers Overview
  57
• Flashdata Helpers
  58
• Form Helpers
  59
• String Helpers
  60
• URL Helpers
  61
• Utilities Helpers
  62
• Helpful Constants
  63

Form Handling

• Form Handling Fundamentals
  65
• Creating Forms
  66
• Form Input Fields
  67
• Textareas and Dropdowns
  68
• Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
  69
• Form Labels
  70
• Retrieving Form Data
  71
• Form Helper Reference
  72

Form Validation

• Form Validation Introduction
  74
• Form Validation Basics
  75
• Displaying Validation Errors
  76
• The Create/Update Pattern
  77
• Custom Validation Rules
  78
• Multilingual Form Validation
  79
• CSRF Protection
  80
• Styling Validation Errors
  81
• Validation Rules Reference
  82

Working With Files

• File Handling Fundamentals
  84
• Basic File Uploading
  85
• File Uploading Deep Dive
  86
• Understanding File Paths
  87
• File Management Beyond Uploads
  88
• Directory Management
  89
• Regarding File Security
  90
• File Handling Quick Reference
  91

Image Manipulation

• Meet The Image Module
  93
• Basic Image Uploading
  94
• Image Upload Configuration
  95
• Understanding Image Paths
  96
• Where to Store Images
  97
• Image Operations
  98
• Outputting and Saving Images
  99
• Image Manipulation Quick Reference
  100

Working With Dates & Times

• What's New With Trongate v2
  102
• Date and Time Fundamentals
  103
• Date Input Fields
  104
• Time Input Fields
  105
• DateTime Input Fields
  106
• Month Input Fields
  107
• Week Input Fields
  108
• Validating Date and Time Data
  109
• Database Storage Best Practices
  110

Language Control

• The Language Module
  112
• Loading Language Files
  113
• Using the Language Module
  114
• HTML Language Attributes
  115
• Language Module Reference
  116

Security

• Understanding Trongate's Token System
  118
• The Complete Token Lifecycle
  119
• Generating Tokens
  120
• Validating and Fetching User Data
  121
• Destroying Tokens
  122
• The Trongate Security Module
  123
• Attaching Tokens Using JavaScript
  124

Tips And Best Practices

• Best Practices For Handling Data
  126
• Mastering Constructors
  127
• Building Modules: Controllers vs Utilities
  128
• Setting Up Password Resets
  129
• Migrating to the Universal Login Module
  130
• Pre-Launch Checklist
  131
• Top Five Tips for Mastering Trongate
  132

Killed It

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