Firebase connection with codeigniter in php

Question

I want to connect firebase database with my codeigniter project in php.

I not able to find the exact solution and library..

Please recommend the correct library with correct steps that I should follow to connect.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You can use this library https://github.com/eelkevdbos/firebase-php

Codeigniter Firebase Library

1. Install kreait/firebase-php package with Composer.

composer require kreait/firebase-php ^4.18

2. Edit file application/config/autoload.php replace this following line.

...
$autoload['libraries'] = array('firebase');
...
$autoload['config'] = array('firebase');
...

3. Goto Firebase Console navigate to Project settings -> Service accounts in the Firebase Admin SDK tab, click to the "Generate new private key" button then click "Generate key" to download .json file and save as to application/config folder in the project.

4. Copy your .json file name from step 3. replace it to application/config/firebase.php file in the $config['filebase_app_key] array like this.

$config['firebase_app_key'] = __DIR__ . '/../config/your-app-firebase-adminsdk-xxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx.json';

5. Now. You can use firebase library in the Controller file like this.

$this->load->library('firebase');
$firebase = $this->firebase->init();
$db = $firebase->getDatabase();

You can find more usage examples at https://firebase-php.readthedocs.io/en/stable/overview.html#usage-example. and https://www.cloudways.com/blog/php-firebase-integration