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Upgrading Instructions for Yii Framework v2
!!!IMPORTANT!!!
The following upgrading instructions are cumulative. That is, if you want to upgrade from version A to version C and there is version B between A and C, you need to following the instructions for both A and B.
General upgrade instructions
- Make a backup.
- Clean up your 'assets' folder.
- Replace 'framework' dir with the new one or point Git to a fresh release tag and checkout.
- Check if everything is OK, if not — revert to previous stable version and post issues to Yii issue tracker.
Upgrading from v1.1.x
-
All framework classes are now namespaced, and the name prefix
C
is removed. -
The format of path alias is changed to
@yii/base/Component
. In 1.x, this would besystem.base.CComponent
. See guide for more details. -
The root alias
@yii
now represents the framework installation directory. In 1.x, this is named assystem
. We also removedzii
root alias. -
Object
serves as the base class that supports properties. AndComponent
extends fromObject
and supports events and behaviors. Behaviors declared inComponent::behaviors()
are attached on demand. -
All collection classes are dropped in favor of SPL classes.
-
CFormModel
is removed. Please useyii\base\Model
instead. -
CDbCriteria
is replaced byyii\db\Query
which includes methods for building a query.CDbCommandBuilder
is replaced byyii\db\QueryBuilder
which has cleaner and more complete support of query building capabilities.