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yiisoft/yii-base-cli
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Yii Framework Command Line Application Base

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Yii Framework Command Line Application
======================================

[](#yii-framework-command-line-application)

This package is [Yii Framework](http://www.yiiframework.com/) Command Line application best for rapidly creating projects.

The template includes all commonly used configurations that would allow you to focus on adding new features to your application.

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DIRECTORY STRUCTURE
-------------------

[](#directory-structure)

```
config/             contains application configurations
runtime/            contains files generated during runtime
src/
  commands/           contains console commands (controllers)
tests/              contains various tests for the basic application
vendor/             contains dependent 3rd-party packages
.env
.env.dist
composer.json

```

REQUIREMENTS
------------

[](#requirements)

The minimum requirement by this project template that your Web server supports PHP 7.2.

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 project template using the following command:

```
composer create-project --prefer-dist --stability=dev yiisoft/yii-base-cli myapp
cd myapp
./vendor/bin/yii serve

```

Now you should be able to access the application via `http://localhost:8080/`.

CONFIGURATION
-------------

[](#configuration)

### Database

[](#database)

Edit the file `config/db.php` with real data, for example:

```
return [
    '__class' => \Yiisoft\Db\Connection::class,
    'dsn' => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=yii2basic;charset=utf8',
    'username' => 'root',
    'password' => '1234',
];
```

**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.
- Refer to the README in the `tests` directory for information specific to basic application tests.

TESTING
-------

[](#testing)

Tests are located in `tests` directory.

###  Health Score

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LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance18

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community22

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity37

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

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