We are very pleased to announce the release of Gii extension version 2.0.8.
Yes, it is!
Yii is a fast, secure, and efficient PHP framework.
Flexible yet pragmatic.
Works right out of the box.
Has reasonable defaults.
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Step 1InstallationThe primary way of installing Yii is by using Composer.
- Install Composer
- Get a basic project template
- Run ./yii serve
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Step 2Welcome PageYou get a nice template which includes:
- MVC
- Some static pages
- Contact via email form
- Login and logout
- Bootstrap UI template
- Powerful debugger
- and more...
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Step 3MigrationsWhile Yii can virtually eliminate most repetitive coding tasks, you are responsible for the real creative work. This often starts with designing the whole system to be built, in terms of some database schema. The best way to do this is by using migrations.
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Step 4Gii code generatorAfter it's done, use the code generator to generate models, CRUD and more.
Then customize the generated code to suit your needs.
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Fast
Yii gives you the maximum functionality by adding the least possible overhead
Secure
Sane defaults and built-in tools helps you write solid and secure code
Efficient
Write more code in less time with simple, yet powerful APIs and code generation
Latest News
Dec 8, 2018
PHP 7.3.0 released
The PHP development team released version 7.3.0 that comes with numerous improvements and new features such as
Nov 14, 2018
ApiDoc extension version 2.1.1 released
We are very pleased to announce the release of the ApiDoc extension version 2.1.1.
Sep 23, 2018
Debug extension 2.0.14 released
We are very pleased to announce the release of Debug extension version 2.0.14. In this release, additionally to bugfixes, there's new "Events" panel.
Books and Videos on Yii
Covers everything from very basics to advanced topics. Explanations are very clear. Additionally to the guide-style chapters there are two complete examples. The second edition (for Yii 2.0) is not finished yet, but buyers can download updates as they are available.
It is a step by step introduction to the framework, which is based around creating a reusable template that can serve as the basis for your projects.
Based around implementing a real world CRM following many best practices. It is assumed that reader is experienced enough in OOP so don't expect OO-basics explained.
The book is a set of individual independent recipes. Each recipe shows how to do something useful with Yii explainig why it's done, how it's done, why it works and how exactly it works.
Testimonials
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Craft is a content-first CMS that aims to make life enjoyable for developers and content managers alike.Choosing the right PHP framework was a vital decision when we set out to build Craft. With its elegant, modular architecture, rich internationalization support, and helpful documentation, Yii was a perfect fit.
Brandon Kelly
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HumHub is a free social network software and framework built to give you the tools to make communication and collaboration easy and successful.Yii Framework is our rock solid foundation and provides us with numerous well designed features already out of the box. Especially the flexibility in form of modules or the event concept, perfectly match our requirements. In and above that, Yii has very active and helpful community!
Lucas Bartholemy
CEO of HumHub -
LUYA is a free and open-source toolbox to build websites and web applications of any size, extending the Yii Framework with an administration, a content management system and other useful modules.For us, the well-thought-out, solid Yii Framework is the giant upon whose shoulders LUYA is built. We are happy to be a part of the passionate Yii community.
Basil Suter
Lead developer of LUYA
Latest Tutorials
- Batch Gridview data ajax send splitted in chunks displaying bootstrap Progress bar
- Using multiple models in an identity
- Update and Delete buttons on Breadcrumb
- When to use Active Record
- Getting information from the current locale
- What SQL-Statement creates yii?
- How to organize Design "things" in Yii 2 (themes and layout)
- An alternative way to ElasticSearch
- Pjax GridView: refresh page after delete
- Configuring PhpStorm IDE for Yii 2
Latest Extensions
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chsergey/yii2-rest-client
REST client (AR-like model) for Yii Framework 2.0 (via GuzzleHttp)
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fl0v/yii2-rollbar
Rollbar for Yii2
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cebe/yii2-lifecycle-behavior
Define the lifecycle of a model by defining allowed satus changes.
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widewhale/yii2-debug-vardumper
Vardumper panel for yii2-debug
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language/yii2-protobuf
a wrapper to decode/encode protobuf
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mailboxvalidator/mailboxvalidator-yii
MailboxValidator Yii framework extension to validate an email by using MailboxValidator API.