Yii Web Programming Framework ============================= Thank you for choosing Yii - a high-performance component-based PHP framework. INSTALLATION ------------ Please make sure the release file is unpacked under a Web-accessible directory. You shall see the following files and directories: demos/ demos framework/ framework source files requirements/ requirement checker CHANGELOG describing changes in every Yii release LICENSE license of Yii README this file UPGRADE upgrading instructions REQUIREMENTS ------------ The minimum requirement by Yii is that your Web server supports PHP 5.1.0 or above. Yii has been tested with Apache HTTP server on Windows and Linux operating systems. Please access the following URL to check if your Web server reaches the requirements by Yii, assuming "YiiPath" is where Yii is installed: http://hostname/YiiPath/requirements/index.php QUICK START ----------- Yii comes with a command line tool called "yiic" that can create a skeleton Yii application for you to start with. On command line, type in the following commands: $ cd YiiPath/framework (Linux) cd YiiPath\framework (Windows) $ ./yiic webapp ../testdrive (Linux) yiic webapp ..\testdrive (Windows) The new Yii application will be created at "YiiPath/testdrive". You can access it with the following URL: http://hostname/YiiPath/testdrive/index.php WHAT's NEXT ----------- Please visit the project website for tutorials, class reference and join discussions with other Yii users. The Yii Developer Team http://www.yiiframework.com