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What is Yii
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Yii is a high-performance, component-based PHP framework for developing
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large-scale Web applications rapidly. It enables maximum reusability in Web
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programming and can significantly accelerate your Web application development
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process. The name Yii (pronounced `Yee` or `[ji:]`) is an acronym for
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**Yes It Is!**.
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Requirements
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To run a Yii-powered Web application, you need a Web server that supports
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PHP 5.3.?.
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For developers who want to use Yii, understanding object-oriented
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programming (OOP) is very helpful, because Yii is a pure OOP framework.
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What is Yii Best for?
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Yii is a generic Web programming framework that can be used for developing
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virtually any type of Web application. Because it is light-weight and
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equipped with sophisticated caching mechanisms, it is especially suited
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to high-traffic applications, such as portals, forums, content
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management systems (CMS), e-commerce systems, etc.
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How does Yii Compare with Other Frameworks?
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- Like most PHP frameworks, Yii is an MVC (Model-View-Controller) framework.
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- It is a fullstack framework providing many solutions and components such as logging, session management, caching etc.
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- It has a good balance of simplicity and features.
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- Syntax and overall development usability are taken seriously.
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- Performance is one of the key goals.
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- We are constantly watching other web frameworks out there and getting the best ideas in. Initial Yii release was heavily
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influenced by Ruby on Rails. Still, we aren't blindly copying anyhting.
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