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Your First Controller

When FEAST installs, it creates the /Controllers/IndexController class and IndexGet method for you. The base url of / will route to this controller/action by default.

In addition, /Views/layout.phtml is created as well as /Views/Index/index.phtml. The layout file is designed for your overall template and includes some boilerplate for putting in CSS/JS without having to write script tags or link tags.

In your Index Controller class, indexGet method, you can place any business logic or calls to other business logic. In the controller, $this->view can hold any variables you need for your View file. If you do not call a redirect or a forward, your associated view file will be rendered.

Your main content for your home page should go in the Views/Index/index.phtml. It has access to all variables assigned to your view as well as all the functions of the View class with $this.