Using base classes in CodeIgniter can be very beneficial to a developer but the framework doesn't have very good support for using base classes on the fly. Using a simple hook, autoload support can be added to work consistently and not get lost in the clutter of config files.

CodeIgniter is a great framework for building web applications but it takes a little work to get it running out of the box. Editing config files and database settings is standard for any framework, and CodeIgniter is no different, but with a few extensions of the core libraries you can quickly and easily build much more powerful tools.

Internet Explorer 6 has a large enough user base that websites should still generally be implemented with it in mind.The average e-commerce site, for example, probably can't afford to lose the 10-15% of users that might be on IE6. Here are some tips to make development time on IE6 as efficient as possible.