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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. samdark/yii2-minimal ActiveProject[Framework](/categories/framework) samdark/yii2-minimal ==================== Yii 2 minimal Application Template 2.0.5(4y ago)1383.3k29BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=5.4.0 Since Nov 5Pushed 4y ago9 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/samdark/yii2-minimal)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/samdark/yii2-minimal)[ Docs](https://github.com/samdark/yii2-minimal)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/samdark)[ Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/samdark)[ RSS](/packages/samdark-yii2-minimal/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today READMEChangelog (6)Dependencies (1)Versions (7)Used By (0) Yii 2 Minimal Application Template ================================== [](#yii-2-minimal-application-template) Yii 2 Minimal Application Template is a skeleton Yii 2 application best for starting totally from scratch. The template contains the basic features including user login/logout. It includes all commonly used configurations that would allow you to focus on adding new features to your application. DIRECTORY STRUCTURE ------------------- [](#directory-structure) ``` commands/ contains console commands (controllers) config/ contains application configurations controllers/ contains Web controller classes models/ contains model classes runtime/ contains files generated during runtime vendor/ contains dependent 3rd-party packages views/ contains view files for the Web application web/ contains the entry script and Web resources ``` REQUIREMENTS ------------ [](#requirements) The minimum requirement by this application template that your Web server supports PHP 5.4.0. INSTALLATION ------------ [](#installation) 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 create-project --prefer-dist --stability=dev samdark/yii2-minimal path/to/your/project ``` Now you should be able to access the application through the following URL, assuming your server webroot is pointed to `project/web` directory. ``` http://localhost/ ``` CONFIGURATION ------------- [](#configuration) ### Database [](#database) Edit the file `config/db.php` with real data, for example: ``` return [ 'class' => 'yii\db\Connection', 'dsn' => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=yii2minimal', 'username' => 'root', 'password' => '1234', 'charset' => 'utf8', ]; ``` **NOTES:** - Yii won't create the database for you, this has to be done manually before you can access it. - Check and edit the other files in the `config/` directory to customize your application as required. ### Health Score 37 — LowBetter than 83% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity34 Limited adoption so far Community22 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 62.1% 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~514 days Recently: every ~642 days Total 6 Last Release 1633d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/fc29e4e7068a00fe9b9db37b8aadda1db6020adcacef810461e47b99c2b150e6?d=identicon)[samdark](/maintainers/samdark) --- Top Contributors [![samdark](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47294?v=4)](https://github.com/samdark "samdark (18 commits)")[![mazurva](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1152567?v=4)](https://github.com/mazurva "mazurva (4 commits)")[![iamsalnikov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3082586?v=4)](https://github.com/iamsalnikov "iamsalnikov (2 commits)")[![FlaverSaver](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6730463?v=4)](https://github.com/FlaverSaver "FlaverSaver (2 commits)")[![maximal](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/980679?v=4)](https://github.com/maximal "maximal (1 commits)")[![bkwint](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/521069?v=4)](https://github.com/bkwint "bkwint (1 commits)")[![vambus](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2419721?v=4)](https://github.com/vambus "vambus (1 commits)") --- Tags minimalproject-templateyii2frameworkyiiminimalapplication template ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/samdark-yii2-minimal/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/samdark-yii2-minimal/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/samdark-yii2-minimal) ``` ### Alternatives [yii2-starter-kit/yii2-starter-kit Yii2 Starter Kit Application Template 1.4k6.6k](/packages/yii2-starter-kit-yii2-starter-kit)[nenad/yii2-advanced-template Improved Yii 2 Advanced Application Template By Nenad Zivkovic 9211.1k](/packages/nenad-yii2-advanced-template)[funson86/yii2-adminlte Yii 2 Advanced Application Template with Adminlte Theme 1492.2k](/packages/funson86-yii2-adminlte)[iiifx-production/yii2-autocomplete-helper Yii2 Autocomplete Helper 4226.9k2](/packages/iiifx-production-yii2-autocomplete-helper)[hprose/hprose-yii Hprose Server for Yii 2 357.1k](/packages/hprose-hprose-yii) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)