Yii
Yii (pronounced 'Yee' or /ji:/) is a high-performance, component-based PHP web application framework designed for rapidly developing large-scale web applications. It follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern and provides a comprehensive set of features, including ORM, query…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2008
- Category
- web_framework
- Problem solved
- Yii was created to address the need for a high-performance, full-stack PHP framework that offered rapid development capabilities for complex web applications, without compromising on extensibility or modern architectural patterns. It aimed to overcome the performance bottlenecks and lack of robust features found in many other PHP frameworks of its time.
- Platforms
- Web Servers (Apache, Nginx), Windows, Linux, PHP Runtime, macOS
Related technologies
Notable users
- One Two Trip (travel booking)
- HumHub (social network software)
- Many small to medium-sized businesses and web development agencies
- Craft CMS (content management system, though they moved away in v3)