Charj.in CI4 Starter

A mobile-first CodeIgniter 4 + MySQL + Tailwind CSS starter for an EV discovery, comparison, recommendation, review, knowledge and lead generation platform.

What is included

• Public home page
• Vehicle listing and detail pages
• Vehicle comparison page
• EV running cost calculator
• Lead capture workflow
• Admin login placeholder
• Admin dashboard
• Vehicle and lead admin views
• MySQL schema
• CI4-style models and controllers
• Brevo email service wrapper
• Mobile-first Tailwind layouts
• SEO-ready page metadata structure

Quick setup

1. Install Composer if not already installed.
2. Run:

composer install
cp env.example .env

3. Create MySQL database:

CREATE DATABASE charj CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;

4. Import the starter schema:

mysql -u root -p charj < sql/charj_schema.sql

5. Update .env database and Brevo credentials.
6. Run locally:

php spark serve

Open http://localhost:8080.

Suggested next development steps

• Install full CodeIgniter 4 app skeleton if your server does not already have it.
• Copy the app, public, sql, and docs folders into the CI4 app.
• Add authentication using CI4 Shield or custom auth.
• Connect admin form actions to create/update/delete methods.
• Add dealer dashboard and role permissions.
• Replace Tailwind CDN with compiled Tailwind for production.
• Connect Brevo templates and contact lists.

Production notes

• Use HTTPS.
• Set CI_ENVIRONMENT = production.
• Disable debug toolbar.
• Use compiled/minified CSS.
• Configure form rate limits and CSRF.
• Add queue/cron for heavy email workflows.