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yii-app

A great way to start building your web application with the Yii PHP framework.

Set up Git by following the instructions here.
Download and install Composer by following the instructions here.
Run composer create-project crisu83/yii-app [APP-NAME] and composer will create the project for you.
Browse through the composer.json and remove the dependencies you don't need.
Download and install Node.js by following the instructions here here.
Run npm install to download the Node.js dependencies.
Update the configurations in app/config to suit your needs.
Start Grunt by running grunt and it will compile your LESS and deploy your JavaScript files.
Run yiic environment dev to activate the development environment.
You're done! Navigate to web/index.php to see your application.

Download and install Vagrant by following the instructions here
Download VirtualBox 4.2.12 here and run the installer
If you are using Windows you need to run VirtualBox as an Administrator
Set up Git by following the instructions here.
Download and install Composer by following the instructions here.
Run composer create-project crisu83/yii-app [APP-NAME] and composer will create the project for you.
Run vagrant up to set up your development environment.
You're done! Navigate to http://localhost:8080/index.php to see your application.

For more information on Composer, Grunt and Vagrant:

The following extensions are part of yii-app:

Please consult the extension documentation for further information.