A Model-View-Controller perspective of Elgg
This section provides an overview of Elgg through the lens of the MVC pattern.
Overview
It all starts with a request. The most common scenario is a web browser requesting an HTML page. Let's assume it is a request for the web page that displays Joe's latest vacation photos. The request arrives at the controller. The controller confirms that Joe exists as a user at the site. It tells the model to increment the view counter on the photo album. The controller then passes the album identifier over to the view for rendering. The view pulls the photo objects from the model and creates the HTML page that is sent to the web browser.
Controllers
Elgg uses the Front Controller pattern with a twist. In the Front Controller ...
Get Elgg 1.8 Social Networking now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
