codeigniter folder structure on webserver

Question

I want to upload code igniter folder to remote server. Should I upload codeigniter root folder to my public_html folder so I got following structure

public_html/
            codeigniter/
                       application/
                       system/
                       ....

or should I upload application system ... directly to my public_html, and if I upload under codeigniter folder can I point somewhere in config to my codeigniter library in a way that my links remains without /codeigniter/

If you do it your way, you will access the website as www.yoururl.com/codeigniter — Radu Cojocaru
– Radu Cojocaru, Commented May 20, 2013 at 12:15

egig · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-20 12:15:12Z

9

it's better to do like:

application/
system/
public_html/
    index.php

for security reason, put your application and system folder outside your public_html

answered May 20, 2013 at 12:15

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user1765862 Over a year ago

you say that I should put ci folder content outside of public_html? Where in config should I point to ci library?

stefandoorn Over a year ago

In index.php change the path to the system & application folder to be one level up from public_html/index.php.

egig Over a year ago

You can access your CI library as usual, what you need is just set right path to your system and app folder like @stefandoorn said.

Shahzad Barkati · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-04 07:37:41Z

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Form the user guide

For the best security, both the system and any application folders should be placed above web root so that they are not directly accessible via a browser.

So my setup is to have a custom public directory in the codeigniter codebase and have the index.php inside it.

And copy the .htaccess and index.html from either system or application folder to the codebase to forbid access to the base.

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BMN · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-20 12:20:03Z

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It will depend on the apache configuration on your server.

From my POV, it is better to have a structure like :

public_html/
codeigniter/
    application/
    system/
    [...]/

Then, make your apache configuration point to this folder with something like :

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "path_to_the_folder/codeigniter"
    ServerName yourDomain.loc
    ServerAlias www.yourDomain.loc
    <Directory path_to_the_folder/codeigniter/ >
        #Your options
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

and your /etc/hosts file look like :

127.0.0.1    yourDomain.loc
127.0.0.1    www.yourDomain.loc

answered May 20, 2013 at 12:20

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Steven Glasser · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-20 12:19:55Z

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You would typically upload everything under /codeigniter. So you would have a directory structure like:

- public_html
  - images
  - js
  - system
    - application
    - other codeigniter folders

answered May 20, 2013 at 12:19

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stefandoorn Over a year ago

Preferably put the system & application folder outside public_html.

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