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7 Elegant Websites That Built by Yii Framework
If you are beginner in Yii Framework, maybe you ever think that Yii Framework is Suck, "Why many Web Developers love to build website using this framework". I know because I ever think that too. I start my research from installing yii framework, and it's not better than using CMS. So I try to find out every website that built by Yii Framework, and then I found 7 websites with elegant and beautiful design built using this framework. Oh ya, all websites I found is Indonesian Website, because I'm Indonesian :3.
1. Government Website - DEMO
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Picture 1. Government Website Built by Yii Framework |
Dikti (Direktorat Jenderal Pendidikan Tinggi) or in English is General Directory of High Education is Website owned by Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture. It's subdomain from dikti.go.id have addresses in http://daftar.bidikmisi.dikti.go.id/ and a website that giving information about registration to the state university. If you restore your browser, you can see if it has responsive design and I think it also using HTML5. Maybe :D
2. Construction Company Website - DEMO
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Picture 2. Construction Company Website Built by Yii Framework |
This website is a profile of construction company named Rajawali Inc. It just company profile but with elegant and beautiful design that built by Yii Framework. It is using jQuery in these slide, but unfortunately it's not responsive design.
WebDev777.COM Rating : ★★★
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Picture 3. ERP Website Built by Yii Framework |
This website built by Admin of Yii Framework Indonesia Organization, is a website about ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). You can login with username : peter and password : kambey
WebDev777.COM Rating : ★★★★
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Picture 4. Property Website Built by Yii Framework |
This website is a property listing website, that's prove if Yii Framework can used to built listing website that has many feature of listing or sorting property.
WebDev777.COM Rating : ★★★★★
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Picture 5. Job Vacancy Website Built by Yii Framework |
WebDev777.COM Rating : ★★★★
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Picture 6. E-Commerce Webste built by Yii Framework |
This website is an e-commerce website that buit using Yii Framework. As we know, Yii Framework is fast and secure PHP Framework, and we can see, this website has elegant and professional design. So I think Yii Framework is very recommended framework to build an e-commerce website.
WebDev777.COM Rating : ★★★★
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Picture 7. MontirGw.com Website Built by Yii Framework |
WebDev777.COM Rating : ★★★★★
And that's 7 elegant website that built by yii framework, you can see if yii framework able to built professional website with many features. Don't Forget to Enjoy the Coffea!!


How to Install Yii Framework in Windows Localhost
Not as I thought, Installing Yii Framework in Hosting is not easy as Installing Yii Framework in Windows because there are problems with that. You can read the problems at my article here : Problems When Installing Yii Framework via Softaculous cPanel. Now I will prove if installing Yii in Windows is very easy, just follow the tutorial below, and read the comparation between installing in local windows and hosting at the end of this tutorial.
To installing Yii Framework in Windows, many people say if you should check the requirement first. Well, for me that's not important, you just have to download the latest XAMPP to installing the latest Apache and MySQL. And to installing XAMPP, you can follow my tutorial here : Fast Way to Installing XAMPP in Windows (Trusted).
- First, we really should to do is configuring Environment Variables, because to installing Yii we need to run Yiic.bat by Command Prompt. Go to Windows Explorer > My Computer and then right clict at the Properties.
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Picture 1. My Computer Properties |
- Click Advanced System Settings > Advanced.
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Picture 2. Environment Variables |
- click Environment Variables button.
- At the System Variables group panel, click the Choose Path and click the Edit button. It will appears the window of Edit System Variable.
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Picture 3. Environment Variables |
- At the Variable value field, put ;C:\xampp\php at the end of the value.
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Picture 4. Edit System Variable |
- Now, it's time to installing Yii Framework.
- Download Yii Installation Files at the official website.
- Extract that file into C:\XAMPP\htdocs\foldername. Rename the folder with easy name like yii777 or etc.
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Picture 5. Extract Yii |
- Open Command Prompt, type cd\xampp\htdocs\yii777\framework and then type Enter.
- Type Yiic webapp C:\xampp\htdocs\yii777 and then type y + Enter.
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Picture 6. Installing XAMPP using CMD |
- If your success, then it will show : "Your application has been created successfully".
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Picture 7. Yii Installation Success |
- To access the web, run the XAMPP services and then click this link http://127.0.0.1/yii777.
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Picture 8 . Yii Home Page |
So, you have finished installing Yii in localhost Windows, easy right? But why it cannot installing in web hosting? Allright, it is because the system operation that used by web hosting is not windows, but Linux. Linux cannot run .bat file, that need to installing yii framework by commnad prompt. So, I want to find how to install Yii Framework without command prompt or that .bat file. I believe if I can install without that's all, I can install it in Hosting. So that's all.
Enjoy the coffea!


Problems When Installing Yii Framework via Softaculous cPanel
I have just installed Yii via Softaculous in cPanel but unfortunately there are some problems. I have known if there are somethings wrong with this softaculous when provide yii installation because when I check the demo in softaculous, it says There is no demo for this script. Just like the picture below :
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Picture 1. Yii Demo in Softaculous |
So, when I install this framework via Softaculous using this tutorial it has no result when I try to access the web page in browser. I try to digg depper in hosting and then I found something if there is no index.php file in there. Well it is miracle yii framework without index.php file because it is bootstrap file that linked to all file (nobody newbie knows :p).
Picture 2. Yii installation file via softaculous |
When you see that files, it looks familiar right? That's true because that's all are yii installation files. It means when you installing Yii Framework via Softaculous, it just copying Yii installation files into your hosting. So you have to install it again using that file. How to do that? Check my next tutorial, Okay :D


How to Installing Yii Framework in cPanel via Softaculous
Well, I confuse to start writing Yii Framework, should I write about definition, history, or about Framework? So, I think I have to write something important then theory so I decide to write about How to Installing Yii Framework in cPanel via Softaculous. Why using cPanel? Because in cPanel there are many feature that help you installing Yii Framework with easy way.
Okay, here we go ..
- First you have to do is login to your cPanel.
- Go to Software/Services and choose Softaculous (it's usually at the bottom of cPanel form). If your cPanel doesn't provide Softaculous, you can contact you hosting provider.
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Picture 1. Softaculous |
- Go to Frameworks and choose yii.
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Picture 2. Yii Framework |
- .Click the INSTALL button.
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Picture 3. Installing Yii Framework |
Congratulations, the software was installed successfully
UPDATE :Problems When Installing Yii Framework via Softaculous cPanel

