# CodeIgniter User Guide Version 2.1.1

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# Tutorial − Introduction

This tutorial is intended to introduce you to the CodeIgniter framework and the basic principles of MVC architecture. It will show you how a basic CodeIgniter application is constructed in step-by-step fashion.

In this tutorial, you will be creating a basic news application. You will begin by writing the code that can load static pages. Next, you will create a news section that reads news items from a database. Finally, you'll add a form to create news items in the database.

This tutorial will primarily focus on:

- Model-View-Controller basics
- Routing basics
- Form validation
- Performing basic database queries using "Active Record"

The entire tutorial is split up over several pages, each explaining a small part of the functionality of the CodeIgniter framework. You'll go through the following pages:

- Introduction, this page, which gives you an overview of what to expect.
- Static pages, which will teach you the basics of controllers, views and routing.
- News section, where you'll start using models and will be doing some basic database operations.
- Create news items, which will introduce more advanced database operations and form validation.
- Conclusion, which will give you some pointers on further reading and other resources.

Enjoy your exploration of the CodeIgniter framework.