About the project
A focused CodeIgniter showcase
Space Prospection turns a fictional space-exploration brief into a complete, server-rendered application. The project is intentionally small enough to understand quickly while still demonstrating the boundaries of a practical MVC architecture.
Clear MVC responsibilities
A single controller coordinates page requests and validation, the model owns every database query, and focused views render escaped data. Shared navigation and social links come from SQLite and flow through the same reusable page chrome.
Portable by design
The committed SQLite database removes the need for a separate database server, and Composer plus Make provide repeatable setup, local serving, style checks, tests, and coverage commands. A fresh clone is ready to explore with very little ceremony.
Quality is part of the example
PHPUnit exercises the controller and model behavior, while PHP_CodeSniffer keeps the application consistent. The repository also documents its architecture and development workflow so the code can serve as both a portfolio piece and a learning resource.