Install Yii 2.0 Framework in Windows

In this read, we’ll discover the steps to install Yii 2.0 Framework in Windows.

We may install the Yii 2.0 Framework in two ways: by using Composer or by downloading an archive file. The composer method is superior since it allows you to add new extensions or upgrade your Yii simply by typing a single command.

STEPS:

1)  Install Composer:

Download latest version of the composer from getcomposer.org

2) Installing Yii via Composer

Yii2 is having two applications in github.com/yiisoft/yii2

• Advanced application template
• Basic application template

For comparison, check here: https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-app-advanced/blob/master/docs/guide/start-comparison.md

In order to install the project, just open the console in your htdocs or www folder and just write the following commands:

In order to install project, just open console in your htdocs or www folder and just write following commands:

3. Installing Yii from an archive file involves two steps:

• Download the archive file from yiiframework.com/download/
• Unpack the downloaded file to a Web-accessible folder.

4. Getting started

1. Run command init to initialize the application in a console in your project folder
2. Create a new database and adjust DB configuration in project_folder/common/config/main-local.php
3. Apply migrations with console command yii migrate. This will create tables needed for the application to work.

Migrations are present in project_folder/console/migrations

All done, now your project has been set up and you can access it in your browser.

Conclusion

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