Database Seeders in CodeIgniter

Database Seeders in CodeIgniter — a practical guide to CodeIgniter seeders with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Seeders insert starter records so you can develop UI/API features without manual SQL inserts.

Seeder example

// php spark make:seeder PostSeeder
$data = [
    ['title' => 'First post', 'body' => 'Hello'],
    ['title' => 'Second post', 'body' => 'CI4'],
];
$this->db->table('posts')->insertBatch($data);
// php spark db:seed PostSeeder