# chriskacerguis/codeigniter-restserver

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4,876 stars · 2,788 forks · PHP · MIT

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/chriskacerguis/codeigniter-restserver
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/chriskacerguis-codeigniter-restserver.md

## Description

codeigniter-restserver is a REST API framework and controller library for building RESTful servers within the CodeIgniter PHP environment. It functions as a backend implementation that handles standard HTTP methods to expose data and functionality through structured endpoints.

The project includes a customizable response engine that allows for the transformation of output data into various specific formats through custom formatting methods.

The library provides tools for mapping incoming HTTP requests to controller methods, managing resource responses, and implementing configuration-based access control.

## Tags

### Web Development

- [REST API Server Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/rest-api-server-frameworks.md) — Provides a comprehensive framework for building RESTful servers that handle standard HTTP methods and expose structured endpoints. ([source](https://github.com/chriskacerguis/codeigniter-restserver#readme))
- [HTTP Verb Lifecycle Mapping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/api-resource-mapping/http-verb-lifecycle-mapping.md) — Translates standard REST verbs like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE into internal controller actions.
- [API Response Transformations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/api-response-transformations.md) — Ships a system for transforming output data into various specific formats through custom formatting methods.
- [HTTP Request Routing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/http-request-routing.md) — Maps incoming HTTP methods and URIs to specific controller methods to handle API resource requests.
- [PHP Backend API Interfaces](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/php-backend-api-interfaces.md) — Develops a structured interface for external clients and front-end applications to communicate with a PHP backend.
- [Response Formatting](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/response-formatting.md) — Provides a customizable response engine to transform internal data structures into specific output formats.
- [Server-Side REST API Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/restful-api-development/server-side-rest-api-frameworks.md) — Provides a server-side framework specifically for building RESTful web services within the CodeIgniter environment.

### Artificial Intelligence & ML

- [Controller-Based Endpoint Mapping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/artificial-intelligence-ml/agent-integration-apis/rest-endpoints/controller-based-endpoint-mapping.md) — Maps incoming HTTP requests to specific controller methods that return data resources and status codes. ([source](https://github.com/chriskacerguis/codeigniter-restserver/blob/main/README.md))

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [RESTful Controller Bases](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/rest-apis/restful-controller-bases.md) — Provides base controller classes with pre-defined methods for mapping HTTP requests to resource routes.

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [PHP Application Servers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/php-application-servers.md) — Provides a backend implementation for handling standard HTTP methods to expose data through structured endpoints in PHP.
- [Base Controller Implementations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/runtime-execution-environments/runtime-environments/runtimes/type-definition-systems/abstract-classes/abstract-class-implementations/abstract-base-classes/base-controller-implementations.md) — Implements a base REST class to ensure consistent response structures and status codes across all API controllers.

### Data & Databases

- [Data Format Transformations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/data-format-transformations.md) — Transforms server output into specific formats to meet the requirements of different third-party API consumers.

### Security & Cryptography

- [Permission-Based Access Control](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/permission-based-access-control.md) — Provides a security model that grants access to endpoints based on API keys and defined permission levels.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Controller Logic Centralization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/controller-logic-centralization.md) — Centralizes common REST logic and response handling within a shared library class used by all controllers.