Wiki articles in category Tips

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Fixing extensions without modifying their code

Created 11 years ago by schmunk, updated 11 years ago by schmunk.

If you're working a lot with extensions you often stumble upon problems, when you want to include them into your custom web application, like hardcoded or absolute path aliases or classes extended from core application components, which implement addiditonal features.

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips

Adding a date range search for CGridView the easy way

Created 11 years ago by mikewalen, updated 10 years ago by mikewalen.
  1. Create an Active Record Behavior that builds the criteria for the search() method and attach it to your model
  2. Modify the search() method of the model to merge the behavior's criteria in with the rest of the searchable attributes
  3. Modify the _search form view to add the date range inputs
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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips

Integrating Yii with Wordpress

Created 12 years ago by isekream, updated 12 years ago by isekream.

Well I finally had some time and tinkered a bit with the notion of integrating wordpress and Yii. Now for me I wanted to use Yii as a framework to develop wordpress plugins. Using some tips from imasia Article I was able to do a simple integration of yii as a wordpress plugin. The integratio...

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips

Troubleshooting Rights Extension

Created 12 years ago by junxiong, updated 12 years ago by junxiong.

Rights is one of user interface for Yii's Role Base Access Control extension. It is one of most downloaded extensions in Yii's Web.

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips

Importing CSV file to mysql table using "LOAD DATA" command.

Created 11 years ago by sirin k, updated 6 years ago by Maurizio Domba Cerin.

hi, Here i am giving you some simple step to import huge data from a csv file to your mysql table.this is useful when you have a very huge data to import from csv format.

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips
Tags: csv, import, mysql

BootProgressColumn - Progress Bar Inside GridView Column compatible with 'bootstrap' extension

Created 11 years ago by Luiz, updated 11 years ago by robregonm.

A little hint of how to create a progress bar inside the column of the grid, using the 'bootstrap' extension.

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips

Extending CActiveForm for some form display fixes and language tweaks

Created 13 years ago by Trejder, updated 13 years ago by Trejder.

In this simple example I'll demonstrate how to extend CActiveForm class to overload some drawing functions to achieve some commonly used fixes in forms.

The colon

Here is overloaded version of CActiveForm.labelEx that adds colon (:) at the end of text of label with respecting CHtml::$afterRequiredLabel and CHtml::$beforeRequiredLabel

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips

Quick Tip about Pagination Params

Created 13 years ago by Antonio Ramirez, updated 13 years ago by Antonio Ramirez.

Developing custom Grids and ListViews for my new CMS I was facing a small challenge: If I was to update/delete/batch delete items of my Grid, how would I return to the current page view?

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips

Yii code completion and calltips in Komodo Edit

Created 13 years ago by viter, updated 13 years ago by wei.

My favourite editor is Komodo Edit (free and crossplatform) and I use it for my everyday coding work. Just recently I found out how to make it help me to work with Yii. :) So follow these steps:

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips

using jqbargraph to create beautiful graphs

Created 11 years ago by MAHESH.E.U, updated 11 years ago by MAHESH.E.U.

If you are about to create a graph, the best option i would suggest is the jqbargraph.

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips

Use application on production/development environment without making changes

Created 12 years ago by ifdattic, updated 12 years ago by ifdattic.

I like programing on my localhost, however it really bugged me to make changes to index.php & config files on my production server. After combining all available wiki articles on this topic and some trial and error this is what I use for my applications so I could just upload it to production server and it will work without any changes.

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips

Yii 2 list of path aliases available with default basic and advanced app.

Created 10 years ago by Kartik V, updated 9 years ago by Kartik V.

If you are coming over from Yii 1.x to Yii 2, and already read this guide, you may note that namespaces are very important in Yii 2 to identify classes. But do you know the list of seeded path aliases that come shipped with a basic or advanced app? Here is my attempt to list them.

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Version: 2.0
Category: Tips

An Easy Solution for Dependent dropDownList Using AJAX

Created 11 years ago by mrs, updated 10 years ago by Kostas Apazidis (KonApaz).

Sometimes new Yii guys face problem to manage dependent dropDownList using AJAX. I am going to discuss an easy solution about this issue.

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips

Cgridview counter column

Created 10 years ago by Nisanth thulasi, updated 10 years ago by trond.

some times we want to show the serialNo on cgridview .

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Version: Unknown (update)
Category: Tips

Managing constants easily

Created 12 years ago by briiC.lv, updated 12 years ago by briiC.lv.

/*

    Get class constants by token.
    If you set constants with same prefix, like:
	MY_STATUS_1
	MY_STATUS_2
	MY_STATUS_3
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How to catch and log MySQL deadlock errors

Created 12 years ago by seb, updated 12 years ago by seb.

This method allows to log InnoDB monitor output when deadlock error occured. This way we will have much more useful data to find and fix deadlock.

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips
Tags: database

Get notified about the status of a Facebook user in your web app using periodic Ajax calls.

Created 11 years ago by sirin k, updated 6 years ago by Maurizio Domba Cerin.

hello,

 This article is helpful only if you have the following situation:
 A web app which uses facebook login to login its users and if a user is logged out from his/her facebook account through another browser tab, then your app dont know that he is logged out  out or not from his facebook account and he/she will remain as logged in your web application.Its ok if you have no problem wi...
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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips
Tags: facebook, user

Preventing CJuiTabs from hiding drop-down CMenu items

Created 13 years ago by Steve Friedl, updated 13 years ago by RusAlex.

Almost all Yii applications use CMenu at the top of each page to show options available to the user, and many include drop-down components to allow more fine-grained selection.

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips

Syntax check

Created 13 years ago by Russell England, updated 13 years ago by Russell England.

This will syntax check each php file recursively from the current directory.

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips
Tags: php, syntax

Patching PHP code (used as a library) without changing the original code!

Created 11 years ago by le_top, updated 11 years ago by le_top.

The article Fixing extensions without modifying their code reminded me of another patching technique that I used. My conviction and a hard look on the web had led me to an article [Redefine PHP class methods or class](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/137006/ph...

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Version: 1.1
Category: Tips