Yii PHP Framework Version 2 - Development Package


Keywords
framework, yii2, hacktoberfest, php, php-framework, yii
License
BSD-3-Clause

Documentation

Yii Framework

Yii 2 is a modern framework designed to be a solid foundation for your PHP application.

It is fast, secure and efficient and works right out of the box pre-configured with reasonable defaults. The framework is easy to adjust to meet your needs, because Yii has been designed to be flexible.

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Installation

  • The minimum required PHP version of Yii is PHP 7.3.
  • It works best with PHP 8.
  • Follow the Definitive Guide in order to get step by step instructions.

Documentation

Versions & PHP compatibility

Yii2 Version PHP version Development status EOL ¹
<= 2.0.49.* >= 5.4, <= 8.3 security fixes only 23 Nov 2026 ³
>= 2.0.50 >= 7.3, <= 8.4 bug fixes and security fixes only bugfixes till 23 Nov 2026 ³, security fixes till 21 Nov 2027 ⁴
>= 2.2.0 ² >= 8.1 active development

¹ All mentioned dates may be subject to change and no rights can be derived from them.
² Note: Yii 2.1 was skipped, Yii 2.2 has not yet been released.
³ PHP 8.3 EOL date.
Expected PHP 8.4 EOL date.

Community

Contributing

The framework is Open Source powered by an excellent community.

You may join us and:

Reporting Security issues

Please refer to a special page at the website describing proper workflow for security issue reports.

Directory Structure

build/               internally used build tools
docs/                documentation
framework/           core framework code
tests/               tests of the core framework code

Spreading the Word

Acknowledging or citing Yii 2 is as important as direct contributions.

In presentations

If you are giving a presentation or talk featuring work that makes use of Yii 2 and would like to acknowledge it, we suggest using our logo on your title slide.

In projects

If you are using Yii 2 as part of an OpenSource project, a way to acknowledge it is to use a special badge in your README:

Yii2

If your code is hosted at GitHub, you can place the following in your README.md file to get the badge:

[![Yii2](https://img.shields.io/badge/Powered_by-Yii_Framework-green.svg?style=flat)](https://www.yiiframework.com/)

Sponsoring

Support this project by becoming a sponsor or a backer.

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