title: How can I extend Doctrine 2 to handle MySQL spatial ("point" field type) in CodeIgniter 2?
body: <p>I'm coding a website using CodeIgniter 2 as my framework, and I recently started trying to use Doctrine 2 for ORM.</p>
  
  <p>My database needs to store spatial data (e.g. a column of "point" type), and apparently Doctrine cannot handle that out of the box.</p>
  
  <p>I have searched all over the internet and have only found these tips: <a href="http://codeutopia.net/blog/2011/02/19/using-spatial-data-in-doctrine-2/" rel="nofollow">http://codeutopia.net/blog/2011/02/19/using-spatial-data-in-doctrine-2/</a></p>
  
  <p>But that article is unclear about where to save those files and what else needs to be configured. I tried contacting the author and never heard back.</p>
  
  <p>Could someone please help?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!
  Ryan</p>