Starting your Yii Project Reference Guide (with Git VCS in Linux)

Comparing #4 with #8

Revision #8 was created by marcanuy marcanuy on Mar 15, 2012, 9:39:23 PM.

fixed extensions path

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```php
git pull && git submodule update --recursive
```

To remove a submodule:
 
 
```php 
git rm --cached protected/extensions/lightopenid
 
```
 

Edit .gitignore file in root folder and add dirs/files you don't want to be in git repo
Use ! to negate the pattern:
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```

NowIf you are ready to go!
 
 
#Keep in mind some database design best practices
 
[http://www.yiiframework.com/wiki/227/guidelines-for-good-schema-design](http://www.yiiframework.com/wiki/227/guidelines-for-good-schema-design "Guidelines for good schema design")
 
 
#Use migration for tracking database changes
 
[http://www.yiiframework.com/doc/guide/1.1/en/database.migration](http://www.yiiframework.com/doc/guide/1.1/en/database.migration "")
 
 
 
 
```php 
$yii/framework/yiic migrate create myNewTable
 
```
 
 
Update database with new migrations after updating your repo
 
 
 
```php 
$yii/framework/yiic migrate
 
```
 
 
#Don't forget to secure your app
 
[http://www.yiiframework.com/wiki/275/how-to-write-secure-yii-applications/](http://www.yiiframework.com/wiki/275/how-to-write-secure-yii-applications/ "Secure your app")
 
want to add your forked repo from github ( i.e.: git@github.com:marcanuy/Comments-module.git ) from another repo (i.e.: git://github.com/segoddnja/Comments-module.git)  to the extensions directory, then:
 
 
 
```php 
git submodule add git@github.com:marcanuy/Comments-module.git protected/Comments-module
 
cd protected/extensions/Comments-module
 
git remote add upstream git://github.com/segoddnja/Comments-module.git
 
```
 
Then every time you wish to get latest updates from the original repo you should do:
 
 
```php 
cd protected/extensions/Comments-module
 
git pull upstream master
 
```
 
 
Now you are ready to go!