Yii framework – installing

Yii Framework it’s a php framework that will help developing Web 2.0 applications.

First step in using this framework would be to install it.  What you will typically need for developing a decent application: an apache / php / mysql  / memcache server.

If you are using TFM server all requirements are already met .

Download the framework itself from: http://www.yiiframework.com/download/ and unpack  it in /www/yii directory.
Add an apache vhost to point to /www/yii. A typical vhost would look like this ( modify yii.tfm.ro to reflect your host or domain :

        ServerName yii.tfm.ro
        ServerAlias *.yii.tfm.ro
        DocumentRoot /www/yii
        DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
        ServerAdmin admin@tfm.ro
        ServerSignature On

            AllowOverride All
            Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks -Multiviews
            Allow from All
            Rewriteengine on
            RewriteBase /

        LogLevel warn
        CustomLog /var/log/apache2/yii.tfm.ro-access.log combined
        ErrorLog  /var/log/apache2/yii.tfm.ro-error.log

Restart your apache.
Next create your application using :

./framework/yiic webapp mytest
Create a Web application under '/www/yii/mytest'? (yes|no) [no]:

Answer yes and it will generate your skeleton application that will be the base of your application.
Navigate to http://yyi.tfm.ro/mytest and you should see something like this:

You should also see this video regarding the installation of yii framework: