PHP CodeIgniter 4: Build Complete Job Portal

Install XAMPP to configure a local server stack with Apache, MySQL, PHP, and phpMyAdmin for back-end development. Start the control panel, enable firewall access, and verify localhost works.

Install Visual Studio Code for the course by downloading the Windows version, running the installer, and creating a desktop icon; start coding, with other editors like PHPStorm or Sublime acceptable.

Design and code a job portal UI using a template, featuring a landing page, profile and login, admin post control, job search, and detailed job pages with vacancies and salary.

Set up php.ini by uncommenting the extension line to enable the CodeIgniter environment, restart Apache and MySQL, and prepare the exam folder for the first CodeIgniter project.

Download CodeIgniter 4, create a local project folder, configure env development and database settings, and set the base url for the job board.

Set up a CodeIgniter 4 authentication system using the Shield package, install with composer, run migrations, and implement login and registration with Shield's validation and routes.

Create a CodeIgniter 4 master template with static header and footer, render a dynamic body via a content section, and integrate Shield authentication to show login, register, or user menu.

Learn to build and display job listings on the home page with a CodeIgniter 4 model, a searchable jobs table, and data rendering.

Learn to display a single job in a CodeIgniter 4 app by building routes, a jobs controller, a single job view, and dynamic data binding from the job model.

Learn to share job postings from a CodeIgniter 4 job portal via social media links, constructing share URLs for Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, including the ID, title, and base URL.

Display related jobs from the same category in a CodeIgniter 4 job portal, excluding the current job using dynamic category data. Limit results to five; consider raw sql approaches.

Display the number of related jobs with CodeIgniter 4 query builder and category filtering on home and single job pages, and fetch all categories with a category model.

Set up a category route and controller function to fetch jobs by category from the url parameter, then render a category view with the related jobs and their count.

Set up a save jobs feature in CodeIgniter 4: log in, submit a form to save.jobs, and insert job and user data into saved_job table with a success flash message.

Validate saving a job by counting records with the session user_id and current job_id to prevent duplicates, then show a disabled or normal save button accordingly.

Learn how to implement an apply now workflow by adding a CV field with a default value, validating CV and job title before submission, and guiding users with clear messages.

Learn how to enable job applications by validating user cv pdf uploads and updated profiles, manage application state to prevent duplicates, and display applied jobs with company details.

Create a public profile page in CodeIgniter 4 by routing to a users controller, rendering a profile view, and retrieving user data for avatar, bio, and social links.

Create an update profile page that loads data by id for a public profile, lets users edit username, job title, bio, and social links, and submits changes via post.

Update your cv as a pdf in a CodeIgniter 4 job portal by uploading a file, moving it to public/assets/cvs, and updating the user record.

Explore building a CodeIgniter 4 job portal feature that fetches and displays a user's saved and applied jobs by user id, using routes and views.

Explore session-based authentication to guard update profile, update CV, and saved/applied jobs pages, redirecting unauthenticated users to home, while enabling public access to the public profile and CV download.

Learn to validate user session data, guard views with authentication, and clean up job portal flows by conditionally returning data for logged in users, updating about and contact pages.

Create a job search in CodeIgniter 4 by wiring a title, location, and type form to the jobs controller, using like queries to fetch matches and display results.

Design and code an admin panel to manage users, jobs, admins, and job applications. Group routes by prefix and enable create, update, delete, and view operations, CVs for applicants.

Create an admin authentication system by building an admins model and database table. Design the login view and form, and wire routes, controller, and a dedicated admin template master.

Implement a login flow in CodeIgniter 4 using the admin model, session handling, and password_verify to authenticate and redirect to the admin index.

Pass the session to the index page, display the username, validate login state to show or hide navigation, and implement logout by unsetting data and redirecting to login.

Protect the index page of the job portal from hijacking by implementing a login filter that enforces session checks, redirects unauthenticated users to login, and restricts access to authenticated admins.

Connect to the database, use the query builder to count jobs, categories, admins, and applications, and display these metrics on the index page of a CodeIgniter 4 job portal.

Explore displaying all admins in a CodeIgniter 4 job portal by wiring routes, importing the admin model, fetching all records, and rendering the admins view with name and email.

Learn how to create new admins in a CodeIgniter 4 job portal by building the create admin form, wiring the admin store function, hashing passwords, and displaying success messages.

Create and display all categories in the admin panel by cloning the categories section, loading all categories via the model, and rendering them with edit and delete links.

Create new categories in a PHP CodeIgniter 4 app by displaying a form, posting to a store action, saving the name via the category model, and redirecting to all categories.

update categories by loading an edit categories form prefilled with the chosen data, submitting the update to the category update route, and returning to the all categories view.

Wire the delete categories action in the admin controller to call the category model's delete with the given id, then redirect back to all categories and display category deleted successfully.

Implement the display all jobs feature by routing to an admin controller, loading the jobs model, fetching all jobs, and rendering a view with title, category, company, and location.

Create a new jobs form in PHP CodeIgniter 4, wire routes to store jobs, and dynamically populate categories while uploading a company image and saving job data.

Delete a job and its related image by locating the record with the job model, unlinking the image file, and returning to all jobs with a success message.