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EllisLab is a software development
company based in Bend, Oregon
, which develops applications written in PHP
.
The company is privately owned and has to date accepted no venture capital
funding of any kind.
The first, pMachine Pro, is no longer developed, but was weblog software
that had both a free and licensed version. pMachine's feature list was similar to other weblog software of the time, such as Movable Type
, Geeklog, and LiveJournal
.
Although pMachine is quite out of date at this point, the last version of pMachine Pro continues to be available free.
The company's flagship software product is ExpressionEngine, which is a more general purpose content management system
written in object-oriented PHP
and using MySQL
for storing data. Licenses are available in three variations: a "Non-Commercial" version for personal and non-profit use, a "Commercial" version, and the cheapest option, a "Freelancer" license intended for small Web firms to be able to run their own sites. The underlying code is identical in all cases, although there are several modules held back from the "Freelancer" version. The company offers a 30-day money back guarantee, but no longer offers a free trial or an online demo for prospective customers. None of the licenses are free at this point.
The third product, CodeIgniter, is an open source rapid application development framework
with particular emphasis on a very small footprint.
The company launched a fourth product, MojoMotor, a lightweight alternative to ExpressionEngine in July 2010.
developed by EllisLab. The current version is 2.3.1. ExpressionEngine is intended to be simpler to use than other content management systems; for instance, it requires no knowledge of PHP
, and has extensive online documentation.
web application framework
for use in building dynamic web sites with PHP
. "Its goal is to enable [developers] to develop projects much faster than...writing code from scratch, by providing a rich set of libraries for commonly needed tasks, as well as a simple interface and logical structure to access these libraries." The first public version of CodeIgniter was released on February 28, 2006, and the latest stable version 2.1.0 was released November 1, 2011.
CodeIgniter is loosely based on the popular Model-View-Controller
development pattern. While view and controller classes are a necessary part of development under CodeIgniter, models are optional.
CodeIgniter is most often noted for its speed when compared to other PHP frameworks. In a critical take on PHP frameworks in general, PHP creator Rasmus Lerdorf
spoke at frOSCon in August 2008, noting that he liked CodeIgniter "because it is faster, lighter and the least like a framework."
CodeIgniter's source code is maintained at GitHub
, and as of the preview version 3.0-dev, is certified open source software licensed with the Open Software License ("OSL") v. 3.0
. Versions of CodeIgniter prior to 3.0 are licensed under a proprietary Apache/BSD-style open source license.
The decision to switch to an OSL license sparked some community controversy, especially about the GPL
incompatibility of the new license, to which EllisLab has responded with a series of articles entitled Software License Awareness Week.
developed by EllisLab. The current version is 1.1.1. MojoMotor was made to create easy-to-edit, brochure-like sites that use almost entirely static pages. Like ExpressionEngine, it requires no knowledge of PHP
and has extensive online documentation.
Software development
Software development is the development of a software product...
company based in Bend, Oregon
Bend, Oregon
Bend is a city in and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, and the principal city of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, and, despite its modest size, is the de facto metropolis of the region, owing to the low population...
, which develops applications written in PHP
PHP
PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document...
.
The company is privately owned and has to date accepted no venture capital
Venture capital
Venture capital is financial capital provided to early-stage, high-potential, high risk, growth startup companies. The venture capital fund makes money by owning equity in the companies it invests in, which usually have a novel technology or business model in high technology industries, such as...
funding of any kind.
History
Since the company's founding in January 2002, it has released four different applications to the public.The first, pMachine Pro, is no longer developed, but was weblog software
Weblog software
Weblog software is software designed to simplify the creation and maintenance of weblogs...
that had both a free and licensed version. pMachine's feature list was similar to other weblog software of the time, such as Movable Type
Movable Type
Movable Type is a weblog publishing system developed by the company Six Apart. It was publicly announced on September 3, 2001; version 1.0 was publicly released on October 8, 2001. On 12 December 2007, Movable Type was relicensed as free software under the GNU General Public License...
, Geeklog, and LiveJournal
LiveJournal
LiveJournal is a virtual community where Internet users can keep a blog, journal or diary. LiveJournal is also the name of the free and open source server software that was designed to run the LiveJournal virtual community....
.
Although pMachine is quite out of date at this point, the last version of pMachine Pro continues to be available free.
The company's flagship software product is ExpressionEngine, which is a more general purpose content management system
Content management system
A content management system is a system providing a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based...
written in object-oriented PHP
PHP
PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document...
and using MySQL
MySQL
MySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My...
for storing data. Licenses are available in three variations: a "Non-Commercial" version for personal and non-profit use, a "Commercial" version, and the cheapest option, a "Freelancer" license intended for small Web firms to be able to run their own sites. The underlying code is identical in all cases, although there are several modules held back from the "Freelancer" version. The company offers a 30-day money back guarantee, but no longer offers a free trial or an online demo for prospective customers. None of the licenses are free at this point.
The third product, CodeIgniter, is an open source rapid application development framework
Application framework
In computer programming, an application framework consists of a software framework used by software developers to implement the standard structure of an application for a specific development environment ....
with particular emphasis on a very small footprint.
The company launched a fourth product, MojoMotor, a lightweight alternative to ExpressionEngine in July 2010.
ExpressionEngine
ExpressionEngine is a Content Management SystemContent management system
A content management system is a system providing a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based...
developed by EllisLab. The current version is 2.3.1. ExpressionEngine is intended to be simpler to use than other content management systems; for instance, it requires no knowledge of PHP
PHP
PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document...
, and has extensive online documentation.
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter is an open sourceOpen source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
web application framework
Web application framework
A web application framework is a software framework that is designed to support the development of dynamic websites, web applications and web services. The framework aims to alleviate the overhead associated with common activities performed in Web development...
for use in building dynamic web sites with PHP
PHP
PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document...
. "Its goal is to enable [developers] to develop projects much faster than...writing code from scratch, by providing a rich set of libraries for commonly needed tasks, as well as a simple interface and logical structure to access these libraries." The first public version of CodeIgniter was released on February 28, 2006, and the latest stable version 2.1.0 was released November 1, 2011.
CodeIgniter is loosely based on the popular Model-View-Controller
Model-view-controller
Model–view–controller is a software architecture, currently considered an architectural pattern used in software engineering. The pattern isolates "domain logic" from the user interface , permitting independent development, testing and maintenance of each .Model View Controller...
development pattern. While view and controller classes are a necessary part of development under CodeIgniter, models are optional.
CodeIgniter is most often noted for its speed when compared to other PHP frameworks. In a critical take on PHP frameworks in general, PHP creator Rasmus Lerdorf
Rasmus Lerdorf
Rasmus Lerdorf is a Danish programmer with Canadian citizenship and is most notable as the creator of the PHP scripting language. He authored the first two versions...
spoke at frOSCon in August 2008, noting that he liked CodeIgniter "because it is faster, lighter and the least like a framework."
CodeIgniter's source code is maintained at GitHub
Github
GitHub is a web-based hosting service for software development projects that use the Git revision control system. GitHub offers both commercial plans and free accounts for open source projects...
, and as of the preview version 3.0-dev, is certified open source software licensed with the Open Software License ("OSL") v. 3.0
Open Software License
The Open Software License is a software license created by Lawrence Rosen. The Open Source Initiative has certified it as an open source license, but the Debian project judged version 1.1 to be incompatible with the DFSG...
. Versions of CodeIgniter prior to 3.0 are licensed under a proprietary Apache/BSD-style open source license.
The decision to switch to an OSL license sparked some community controversy, especially about the GPL
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License is the most widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU Project....
incompatibility of the new license, to which EllisLab has responded with a series of articles entitled Software License Awareness Week.
MojoMotor
MojoMotor is a Content Management SystemContent management system
A content management system is a system providing a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based...
developed by EllisLab. The current version is 1.1.1. MojoMotor was made to create easy-to-edit, brochure-like sites that use almost entirely static pages. Like ExpressionEngine, it requires no knowledge of PHP
PHP
PHP is a general-purpose server-side scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document...
and has extensive online documentation.
See also
- List of content management systems
- Comparison of web application frameworksComparison of web application frameworksThis is a comparison of notable web application frameworks.-Perl:-PHP:-Java:-Python:-Ruby:-CFML :-ASP.NET:-Other:-ASP.NET:-C++:-CFML:-Python:-Java:-PHP:-Ruby:-Others:...