Creating modules

A module is practically an application inside the main application. In fact, it is organized as a directory that is called the base path of the module. Within the directory, there are folders containing its controllers, models, views, and other code, just like in an application.

Follow the typical structure of a module:

myCustomModule/
    Module.php                   the module class file
    controllers/                 containing controller class files
        DefaultController.php    the default controller class file
    models/                      containing model class files
    views/                       containing controller view and layout files
        layouts/                 containing layout view files
        default/                 containing view files for DefaultController
            index.php            the index view file

The module class file is instanced when a module is being accessed and it is used to share data and components for code, such as...