Comments on: CodeIgniter…Meet Minify http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/2008/09/22/codeignitermeet-minify/ Practical techniques for raising a well-adjusted database Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:33:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: CodeIgniter and Minify Redux | No Droids Allowed http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/2008/09/22/codeignitermeet-minify/comment-page-1/#comment-1317 CodeIgniter and Minify Redux | No Droids Allowed Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:52:14 +0000 http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/?p=27#comment-1317 [...] previous article about CodeIgniter and Minify was a relative hit (relative only to my other posts that is), but some thinking since the original [...] [...] previous article about CodeIgniter and Minify was a relative hit (relative only to my other posts that is), but some thinking since the original [...]

]]> By: ki http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/2008/09/22/codeignitermeet-minify/comment-page-1/#comment-642 ki Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:58:37 +0000 http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/?p=27#comment-642 Hi, Firstly, thanks for the ONLY tutorial on how to integrate minify into CI. It is truely a great work. I guess CI updates have rendered some parts inoperable, but I was hoping to ask you if you could assist me in finishing this tutorial update to latest CI? This is what I got so far... 1) $pageName was added to an array - CI did not allow it to be passed on as a variable - but that was when it was in the view, now its in my Master controller called MY_Controller that loads variables used throughout the whole site. I added this to the end of MY_Controller: //for globally included header file //so know which CSS or JS files to include $pageName = $this->uri->segment(1, 0); $pageName .= "/" . $this->uri->segment(2, "index"); $minify_data['pageName'] = $pageName; $this->load->library("MY_Includes", $minify_data); $this->data['js_stitched'] = $this->my_includes->jsTag(); 2) MY_Includes loader is now: $this->controller = $controller['pageName']; 3) This is where I got stuck... includetag.php was not producing any result - I was getting the reference correct, but it was blank.. Code: <script src="" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"> Would Produce: (as seen with firefox FireBug extension) When I played around, I found out that the $this->load->library('MY_Includes', $data ); in includetag.php may not be loading... Any thoughts? Hi,
Firstly, thanks for the ONLY tutorial on how to integrate minify into CI. It is truely a great work. I guess CI updates have rendered some parts inoperable, but I was hoping to ask you if you could assist me in finishing this tutorial update to latest CI?
This is what I got so far…
1) $pageName was added to an array – CI did not allow it to be passed on as a variable – but that was when it was in the view, now its in my Master controller called MY_Controller that loads variables used throughout the whole site. I added this to the end of MY_Controller:
//for globally included header file
//so know which CSS or JS files to include
$pageName = $this->uri->segment(1, 0);
$pageName .= “/” . $this->uri->segment(2, “index”);
$minify_data['pageName'] = $pageName;
$this->load->library(“MY_Includes”, $minify_data);
$this->data['js_stitched'] = $this->my_includes->jsTag();

2) MY_Includes loader is now:
$this->controller = $controller['pageName'];

3) This is where I got stuck…
includetag.php was not producing any result – I was getting the reference correct, but it was blank..
Code:
<script src=”" type=”text/javascript” charset=”utf-8″>
Would Produce:

(as seen with firefox FireBug extension)

When I played around, I found out that the
$this->load->library(‘MY_Includes’, $data );
in includetag.php may not be loading…

Any thoughts?

]]> By: vdibart http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/2008/09/22/codeignitermeet-minify/comment-page-1/#comment-637 vdibart Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:56:16 +0000 http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/?p=27#comment-637 Ki, I make no claims that it's a drop-in upgrade. I've thought about making it more of a plugin, but honestly it doesn't fit my needs and I'm not sure I have time to manage a spin-off project at this point. I'd be more than happy to help someone else get that going though. In general this article was meant to be a tutorial for how I did it, inspiration to others if you will. Your mileage may vary. Yes, it is loaded from the controller because in strict MVC architecture little or no actual logic is performed in the view. Also, the JS and CSS all have to be configured before you can write the header and footer of the HTML page. Thanks for the feedback though and I hope it helps you to some degree. I will fix the typo you mention. The version I posted was edited to remove proprietary code, so that explains why some typos exist. If you sent me a list of the "implementation issues" you mention I'd be happy to see if there's something I can do to make integration smoother but as I said that wasn't my primary intention. Thanks again. Ki,

I make no claims that it’s a drop-in upgrade. I’ve thought about making it more of a plugin, but honestly it doesn’t fit my needs and I’m not sure I have time to manage a spin-off project at this point. I’d be more than happy to help someone else get that going though. In general this article was meant to be a tutorial for how I did it, inspiration to others if you will. Your mileage may vary. Yes, it is loaded from the controller because in strict MVC architecture little or no actual logic is performed in the view. Also, the JS and CSS all have to be configured before you can write the header and footer of the HTML page.

Thanks for the feedback though and I hope it helps you to some degree. I will fix the typo you mention. The version I posted was edited to remove proprietary code, so that explains why some typos exist. If you sent me a list of the “implementation issues” you mention I’d be happy to see if there’s something I can do to make integration smoother but as I said that wasn’t my primary intention.

Thanks again.

]]> By: Ki http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/2008/09/22/codeignitermeet-minify/comment-page-1/#comment-634 Ki Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:16:17 +0000 http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/?p=27#comment-634 Great Job - but need lots and lots of effort making it work - need better documentation... Have you tried using this? Your Controller is called includetags.php while src=”http://www.mysite.com/includetag(NO 's')/js..." Even after this fix there are implementation issues. In addition, library needs to be loaded in Controller or master library, no the view... Great Job – but need lots and lots of effort making it work – need better documentation…
Have you tried using this?
Your Controller is called includetags.php
while
src=”http://www.mysite.com/includetag(NO ‘s’)/js…”
Even after this fix there are implementation issues.
In addition, library needs to be loaded in Controller or master library, no the view…

]]> By: Ki http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/2008/09/22/codeignitermeet-minify/comment-page-1/#comment-633 Ki Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:35:14 +0000 http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/?p=27#comment-633 Hi, I was wondering if you can give me some guidance in using this class. I have downloaded the latest minify and installed it in my main directory (moved the 'min' folder into /home/user/public_html). However, I am was not able to get it to work until I modified the MY_Includes.php to: //from minify examples: //Add the location of Minify's "lib" directory to the include_path. ini_set('include_path', 'min/lib/.:' . ini_get('include_path') ); <= removed '/' before 'min' require 'Minify/Build.php'; require 'Minify.php'; I have added default CSS sheets to be included in all pages, but they do not seem to be showing up at all - any idea? Hi,
I was wondering if you can give me some guidance in using this class. I have downloaded the latest minify and installed it in my main directory (moved the ‘min’ folder into /home/user/public_html). However, I am was not able to get it to work until I modified the MY_Includes.php to:
//from minify examples:
//Add the location of Minify’s “lib” directory to the include_path.
ini_set(‘include_path’, ‘min/lib/.:’ . ini_get(‘include_path’) ); <= removed ‘/’ before ‘min’
require ‘Minify/Build.php’;
require ‘Minify.php’;
I have added default CSS sheets to be included in all pages, but they do not seem to be showing up at all – any idea?

]]> By: mrclay.org » Archive » Minify getting out there http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/2008/09/22/codeignitermeet-minify/comment-page-1/#comment-378 mrclay.org » Archive » Minify getting out there Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:36:58 +0000 http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/?p=27#comment-378 [...] No Droids Allowed has integrated Minify into a CodeIgniter project. [...] [...] No Droids Allowed has integrated Minify into a CodeIgniter project. [...]

]]> By: Mathew http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/2008/09/22/codeignitermeet-minify/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Mathew Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:12:45 +0000 http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/?p=27#comment-356 No it's quite alright I just had to make a few adjustments. First off I think the version of CI I'm using does not allow loading of the library in the views(my suspicion actually). So I had to load the library the traditional OOP way. I change the the name of MY_Include.php to MinifyToo.php and it worked. But I haven't found a way to output JS and CSS. It just outputs something like this... or href="http://pleeperps.localhost/includetag/css/project-viewProject/0" I don't know what that means but I'm more than willing to sit down with you and help you rewrite some parts of the library. No it’s quite alright I just had to make a few adjustments. First off I think the version of CI I’m using does not allow loading of the library in the views(my suspicion actually). So I had to load the library the traditional OOP way. I change the the name of MY_Include.php to MinifyToo.php and it worked.

But I haven’t found a way to output JS and CSS. It just outputs something like this…

or

href=”http://pleeperps.localhost/includetag/css/project-viewProject/0″

I don’t know what that means but I’m more than willing to sit down with you and help you rewrite some parts of the library.

]]> By: vdibart http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/2008/09/22/codeignitermeet-minify/comment-page-1/#comment-355 vdibart Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:06:04 +0000 http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/?p=27#comment-355 I'll take this offline and report back once the issue is worked out so others know what was going on.... I’ll take this offline and report back once the issue is worked out so others know what was going on….

]]> By: vdibart http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/2008/09/22/codeignitermeet-minify/comment-page-1/#comment-354 vdibart Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:04:29 +0000 http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/?p=27#comment-354 Mathew, Thanks for the question. I installed Minify outside of my web root. So, for instance, on my hosting account it was in /home/vdibart/minify. It actually doesn't matter because of the line I pointed out towards the top of the post: ini_set(’include_path’, ‘/home/vdibart/minify/lib/.:’ . ini_get(’include_path’) ); This is the absolute path to the Minify install directory, so effectively you can put Minify anywhere. I don't have any opinion on the "right" place to put it, but others might. Hope this helped. Mathew,

Thanks for the question.

I installed Minify outside of my web root. So, for instance, on my hosting account it was in /home/vdibart/minify. It actually doesn’t matter because of the line I pointed out towards the top of the post:

ini_set(’include_path’, ‘/home/vdibart/minify/lib/.:’ . ini_get(’include_path’) );

This is the absolute path to the Minify install directory, so effectively you can put Minify anywhere. I don’t have any opinion on the “right” place to put it, but others might.

Hope this helped.

]]> By: Mathew http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/2008/09/22/codeignitermeet-minify/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Mathew Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:03:38 +0000 http://www.nodroidsallowed.com/?p=27#comment-353 Oh another thing I did everything you instructed. But it seems I caught a snag in the process. I placed all the files in their respective directories but when I tried to load the library in my global header. CI spits an error saying that it cannot load the library. hmmm.... Oh another thing I did everything you instructed. But it seems I caught a snag in the process. I placed all the files in their respective directories but when I tried to load the library in my global header. CI spits an error saying that it cannot load the library. hmmm….

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