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9 min readTo set up and configure a database connection in Yii 2, follow these steps:Open the config/db.php file in your Yii 2 application's root directory. Inside this file, define a new array with the database connection configuration. The basic structure of the array should include the following key-value pairs: dsn: The Data Source Name (DSN) string that specifies the database driver and server details. username: The username to be used for connecting to the database.
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11 min readIn Yii 2, migrations are used to manage the database schema in an organized and version-controlled manner. Migrations allow you to create, modify, and delete database tables, columns, indexes, and foreign keys using PHP code.To create a new migration, you need to execute the yii migrate/create command in the terminal, followed by a migration name. This command will generate a new migration file in the 'migrations' directory of your Yii 2 application.
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7 min readTo define a new controller in Yii 2, follow these steps:Create a new PHP file in the controllers directory of your Yii 2 application (usually located in the frontend or backend folder). Declare a new class that extends the yii\web\Controller class. For example, you can name it YourController. <.
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13 min readTo create a new Yii 2 project, you can follow these steps:Install Yii 2: Make sure you have Yii 2 installed on your system. If not, you can install it by running the following command in your terminal: composer global require "fxp/composer-asset-plugin:^1.3.1" composer create-project --prefer-dist yiisoft/yii2-app-basic project-name Create a new project: Open your terminal or command prompt and navigate to the directory where you want to create the new Yii 2 project.
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14 min readTo install Yii 2 framework, follow these steps:Ensure that your system meets the minimum requirements for Yii 2. These include PHP 5.4 or later and various PHP extensions such as PDO, OpenSSL, and Mbstring. Download the latest version of Yii 2 from the official website or GitHub repository. Extract the downloaded Yii 2 archive to a suitable location on your system. Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the extracted Yii 2 directory.
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11 min readTo execute migration in the Yii 2 framework, you need to follow the steps below:Open the command prompt or terminal in the project's root directory. Run the following command to create a new migration file: ./yii migrate/create [migration_name] Replace [migration_name] with a descriptive name for your migration. Open the newly created migration file located in the migrations directory. It should have a name like mYYYYMMDD_HHmmss_migration_name.
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7 min readTo access the Yii 2 translation array, you can follow these steps:Make sure you have properly configured the translation component in your Yii 2 application. This typically involves setting up the i18n application component in your configuration file (usually located in the config directory). Ensure that you have specified the necessary language files and translations. In your code, you can access the translation array using the Yii Yii::$app->i18n->translations property.
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12 min readTo get a list of online users in Yii 2, you can follow these steps:First, you need to configure the session component in the application configuration file (config/web.php). Make sure the session component is enabled and set the user component as its session attribute: return [ // ... 'components' => [ // ... 'session' => [ // ...
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10 min readTo remove <p> tags from TinyMCE in Yii 2, you can follow these steps:Open the view file where the TinyMCE widget is rendered (usually a form view).Locate the configuration array for the TinyMCE widget. It may look like $form->field($model, 'attribute')->widget(TinyMce::class, [...]).Inside the configuration array, find the clientOptions key. This key is used to customize the TinyMCE editor.
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9 min readTo add a filter to Yii 2 models, you can follow these steps:Open the model class file where you wish to add the filter. Declare a variable that represents the value of the filter you want to apply. For example, if you want to filter the records based on a specific status, declare a variable like $status. Inside the search() method, modify the query condition to include the filter.
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6 min readTo retrieve data using the Yii 2 query builder, you can follow the following steps:Create a new query object using the query builder: $query = new \yii\db\Query; Specify the table and columns you want to retrieve data from: $query->select(['column1', 'column2']) ->from('tablename'); Add any additional query conditions using methods like where(), andWhere(), orWhere(), etc.