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Chapter 1
Laravel and Yii Installation
Overview
A terminal with PHP installed but mismatched extensions can fail before Laravel or Yii starts. The Dual-Launch Setup Method verifies one PHP and Composer installation, creates separate Laravel and Yii applications, and runs both on different local ports for direct comparison.
Quick Reference
Task
Command or value
Verify PHP
php -v
Verify Composer
composer --version
Create Laravel app
composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel-app
Create Yii app
composer create-project --prefer-dist yiisoft/yii2-app-basic yii-app
Start Laravel
php artisan serve --port=8000
Start Yii
php yii serve --port=8080
Laravel document root
public/
Yii entry script
web/index.php
Parameters
Parameter
Type
Required
Description
php
CLI executable
Yes
PHP 8.2 or newer for current Laravel releases; Yii 2 commonly supports PHP 8.1 or newer.
composer
CLI executable
Yes
Composer 2.x, used to resolve framework packages and dependencies.
--port
Integer
No
Local server port. Laravel defaults to 8000; Yii commonly uses 8080 with the command shown.
DB_CONNECTION
String
No
Laravel database driver, such as sqlite or mysql; configure it in.env.
YII_ENV
String
No
Yii environment value, usually dev for local development.
YII_DEBUG
Boolean
No
Enables Yii debug output when set to true in web/index.php.
Required PHP extensions include Ctype, cURL, DOM, Fileinfo, JSON, Mbstring, OpenSSL, PDO, and Tokenizer. Exact requirements depend on the installed framework version.
Code Example
Confirm the shared runtime and dependency manager. php -v composer --version
Create independent projects in the current directory. composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel-app composer create-project --prefer-dist yiisoft/yii2-app-basic yii-app
Enter Laravel and prepare its local environment. cd laravel-app cp.env.example.env php artisan key:generate php artisan serve --host=127.0.0.1 --port=8000
In a second terminal, start Yii on another port. cd../yii-app php yii serve --host=127.0.0.1 --port=8080 Laravel is available at http://127.0.0.1:8000; Yii is available at http://127.0.0.1:8080. Laravel routes enter through public/index.php, while Yii routes enter through web/index.php.
Response Format
A successful local health response can use this structure:
{ "framework": "laravel", "environment": "local", "status": "ok", "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000" } • framework: Framework identifier.
• environment: Active configuration environment.
• status: Application health state.
• url: Local address and port.
Notes & Best Practices
• Run php -m when installation fails; missing extensions are more common than framework defects.
• Commit composer.lock, but never commit.env; it contains environment-specific and potentially sensitive values.
• Keep Laravel and Yii on separate directories and ports to avoid document-root and process conflicts.
• Use composer install for an existing project and composer update only when intentionally changing dependency versions.
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- 1. Laravel and Yii Installation
- 2. Routing and Authentication
- 3. Database CRUD with Eloquent and Active Record
- 4. Validation, APIs, and Background Jobs
- 5. Debugging, Testing, and Deployment
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