Commit 23dc76b5 by Alexander Makarov

Merge pull request #3260 from adamaltman/master

Improved the advanced app template documentation.
parents 9b71adb4 7ba0f673
Advanced application template
=============================
This template is for large projects developed in teams where backend is divided from frontend, application is deployed
This template is for large projects developed in teams where the backend is divided from the frontend, application is deployed
to multiple servers etc. This application template also goes a bit further regarding features and provides essential
database, signup and password restore out of the box.
......@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ If you do not have [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/), you may download it from
[http://getcomposer.org/](http://getcomposer.org/) or run the following command on Linux/Unix/MacOS:
~~~
curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | php
curl -sS http://getcomposer.org/installer | php
~~~
You can then install the application using the following command:
......@@ -33,9 +33,13 @@ the installed application. You only need to do these once for all.
```
php /path/to/yii-application/init
```
Otherwise, in production execute `init` in non-interactive mode.
```
php /path/to/yii-application/init --env=prod overwrite=n
```
2. Create a new database and adjust the `components.db` configuration in `common/config/main-local.php` accordingly.
3. Apply migrations with console command `yii migrate`.
4. Set document roots of your Web server:
4. Set document roots of your web server:
- for frontend `/path/to/yii-application/frontend/web/` and using the URL `http://frontend/`
- for backend `/path/to/yii-application/backend/web/` and using the URL `http://backend/`
......@@ -88,29 +92,29 @@ cron jobs and low-level server management. Also it's used during application dep
There's also a `common` directory that contains files used by more than one application. For example, `User` model.
frontend and backend are both web applications and both contain `web` directory. That's the webroot you should point your
webserver to.
frontend and backend are both web applications and both contain the `web` directory. That's the webroot you should point your
web server to.
Each application has its own namespace and alias corresponding to its name. Same applies to common directory.
Configuration and environments
------------------------------
There are multiple problems with straightforward approach to configuration:
There are multiple problems with a typical approach to configuration:
- Each team member has its own configuration options. Committing such config will affect other team members.
- Production database password and API keys should not end up in repository.
- There are multiple servers: development, testing, production. Each should have its own configuration.
- Production database password and API keys should not end up in the repository.
- There are multiple server environments: development, testing, production. Each should have its own configuration.
- Defining all configuration options for each case is very repetitive and takes too much time to maintain.
In order to solve these issues Yii introduces environments concept that is very simple. Each environment is represented
by a set of files under `environments` directory. `init` command is used to switch between these. What it really does is
just copying everything from environment directory over the root directory where all applications are.
In order to solve these issues Yii introduces a simple environments concept. Each environment is represented
by a set of files under the `environments` directory. The `init` command is used to switch between these. What it really does is
copy everything from the environment directory over to the root directory where all applications are.
Typically environment contains application bootstrap files such as `index.php` and config files suffixed with
`-local.php`. These are added to `.gitignore` and never added to source code repository.
In order to avoid duplication configurations are overriding each other. For example, frontend reads configuration in the
In order to avoid duplication configurations are overriding each other. For example, the frontend reads configuration in the
following order:
- `common/config/main.php`
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Configuring Composer
--------------------
After application template is installed it's a good idea to adjust default `composer.json` that can be found in the root
After the application template is installed it's a good idea to adjust default `composer.json` that can be found in the root
directory:
```json
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First we're updating basic information. Change `name`, `description`, `keywords`, `homepage` and `support` to match
your project.
Now the interesting part. You can add more packages your application needs to `require` section.
Now the interesting part. You can add more packages your application needs to the `require` section.
All these packages are coming from [packagist.org](https://packagist.org/) so feel free to browse the website for useful code.
After your `composer.json` is changed you can run `php composer.phar update --prefer-dist`, wait till packages are downloaded and
......@@ -193,8 +197,8 @@ installed and then just use them. Autoloading of classes will be handled automat
Creating links from backend to frontend
---------------------------------------
Often it's required to create links from backend application to frontend application. Since frontend application may
contain its own URL manager rules you need to duplicate that for backend application by naming it differently:
Often it's required to create links from the backend application to the frontend application. Since the frontend application may
contain its own URL manager rules you need to duplicate that for the backend application by naming it differently:
```php
return [
......@@ -210,7 +214,7 @@ return [
];
```
After it is done, you can get URL pointing to frontend like the following:
After it is done, you can get an URL pointing to frontend like the following:
```php
echo Yii::$app->urlManagerFrontend->createUrl(...);
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