Yii 2 Advanced Project Quick Start Template

An quick start package with all the pretty SEO-friendly URL enabled for both frontend and backend. The application is built using advanced pattern and has a modular structure.

REQUIREMENTS

The minimum requirement by this project template that your Web server supports PHP 5.5.0.

INSTALLTAION

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/depakmurthy/yii2-advanced-quickstart.git
cd yii2-advanced-quickstart
composer install

DATABASE

import the yii2_advanced_quick_start.sql file from this repository to your mysql server. Database with name yii2_advanced_quick_start is created.

Config file - common\config\main-local.php update the components array

'db' => [
    'class' => 'yii\db\Connection',
    'dsn' => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=yii2_advanced_quick_start',
    'username' => 'root',
    'password' => 'toor',
    'charset' => 'utf8',
],

SEO-FRIENDLY URL

Frontend - Update rules, if any new URLs in frontend\config\main.php

'rules' => [
    "" => "site/index",
    "about" => "site/about",
    "contact" => "site/contact",
    "signup" => "site/signup",
    "login" => "site/login",
    "request-password-reset" => "site/request-password-reset",
    "resend-verification-email" => "site/resend-verification-email"
],

Backend - Update rules, if any new URLs in backend\config\main.php

'rules' => [
    "" => "site/login"
],

Now frontend is available at http://localhost/yii2-advanced-quickstart and admin (backend) at http://localhost/yii2-advanced-quickstart/admin

Remove project name ^/yii2-advanced-quickstart/ from .htaccess in root folder to ^/ if you are not using or working in localhost

DIRECTORY STRUCTURE

common
    config/              contains shared configurations
    mail/                contains view files for e-mails
    models/              contains model classes used in both backend and frontend
    tests/               contains tests for common classes    
console
    config/              contains console configurations
    controllers/         contains console controllers (commands)
    migrations/          contains database migrations
    models/              contains console-specific model classes
    runtime/             contains files generated during runtime
backend
    assets/              contains application assets such as JavaScript and CSS
    config/              contains backend configurations
    controllers/         contains Web controller classes
    models/              contains backend-specific model classes
    runtime/             contains files generated during runtime
    tests/               contains tests for backend application    
    views/               contains view files for the Web application
    web/                 contains the entry script and Web resources
frontend
    assets/              contains application assets such as JavaScript and CSS
    config/              contains frontend configurations
    controllers/         contains Web controller classes
    models/              contains frontend-specific model classes
    runtime/             contains files generated during runtime
    tests/               contains tests for frontend application
    views/               contains view files for the Web application
    web/                 contains the entry script and Web resources
    widgets/             contains frontend widgets
vendor/                  contains dependent 3rd-party packages
environments/            contains environment-based overrides