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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. guillemc/yii2starter ActiveProject[Framework](/categories/framework) guillemc/yii2starter ==================== Yii 2 Starter Application Template 032PHP Since Apr 29Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/guillemc/yii2starter)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/guillemc/yii2starter)[ RSS](/packages/guillemc-yii2starter/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (2)Used By (0) Yii 2 Starter Application Template ================================== [](#yii-2-starter-application-template) Yii 2 Starter Application Template is a skeleton Yii 2 application best for rapidly creating small to medium sized projects. It is built upon the official [Yii 2 Basic Application Template](https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-app-basic)but provides two separate applications, for the frontend and the backend. Unlike in the [Yii 2 Advanced Application Template](https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2-app-advanced), here the two apps share the same webroot, and are accessed using different entry scripts. The template contains basic backend functionality such as password reset, administrator and user management. The backend is built upon the [AdminLTE theme](https://almsaeedstudio.com/AdminLTE). DIRECTORY STRUCTURE ------------------- [](#directory-structure) ``` assets/ contains assets definition commands/ contains console commands (controllers) config/ contains application configurations controllers/ contains Web controller classes gii/ contains code generator templates install/ contains the post-installation script mail/ contains view files for e-mails messages/ contains the translation files migrations/ contains the database migrations models/ contains model classes runtime/ contains files generated during runtime tests/ contains various tests for the basic application vendor/ contains dependent 3rd-party packages views/ contains view files for the Web application web/ contains the entry scripts (index.php and back.php) and Web resources assets/ directory for the auto-published yii assets files/ directory for user uploads ``` REQUIREMENTS ------------ [](#requirements) The minimum requirement by this application template that your Web server supports PHP 5.4.0. INSTALLATION ------------ [](#installation) ### Install via Composer [](#install-via-composer) If you do not have [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/), you may install it by following the instructions at [getcomposer.org](http://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#installation-nix). You can then install this application template using the following command: ``` composer global require "fxp/composer-asset-plugin:~1.1.1" composer create-project --prefer-dist --stability=dev guillemc/yii2starter myapp ``` CONFIGURATION ------------- [](#configuration) ### Filesystem permissions [](#filesystem-permissions) The webserver needs write access to the `runtime`, `web/assets` and `web/files` directories. The install script can attempt to do this, but in a pretty harcoded way (using setfacl commands and assuming an apache `www-data` user). ### Database [](#database) This project assumes that a mysql database will be used. It must be created beforehand. ### Environment configuration [](#environment-configuration) Open the file `.env.php` from the root directory and customize the environment variables, as well as the database connection details. This file can also be used to store any sensitive information that must not end up in the repository, such as api keys, passwords, etc. Edit the files in the `config/` directory and customize your application (name, language, timezone...). ### Apply migration [](#apply-migration) Run `./yii migrate` from the console. This will create the administrators table (with the root administration user `admin` with password `admin`) and the users table. ### Application URLs [](#application-urls) If installed inside your webserver's document root, the frontend will be available at `http://localhost/myapp/web/`and the backend at `http://localhost/myapp/web/back.php`. In production it is recommended that you set a virtual host for your application that points to the `web` directory, so that the access urls become `http://myapp.com/`and `http://myapp.com/back.php`. ### Health Score 21 — LowBetter than 19% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity7 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity43 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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