Yii

To run apps based on the Yii framework versions 1.1 or 2.0 using Unit:

Yii 2.0
Yii 1.1

Install Unit with a PHP language module.

Next, install Yii and create or deploy your app.

Here, we use Yii’s basic project template and Composer:

$ cd /path/to/ # Partial path to the application directory; use a real path in your configuration

$ composer create-project --prefer-dist yiisoft/yii2-app-basic app # Arbitrary app name

This creates the app’s directory tree at /path/to/app/. Its web/ subdirectory contains both the root index.php and the static files; if your app requires additional .php scripts, also store them here.

Change ownership:

Run the following command (as root) so Unit can access the application directory (If the application uses several directories, run the command for each one):
console
# chown -R unit:unit /path/to/app/ # User and group that Unit's router runs as by default
```
# chown -R unit:unit /path/to/app/  # User and group that Unit's router runs as by default
```
The unit:unit user-group pair is available only with official packages , Docker images, and some third-party repos. Otherwise, account names may differ; run the ps aux | grep unitd command to be sure.

For further details, including permissions, see the security checklist.

Next, prepare the Yii configuration for Unit (use real values for share and root):

{
   "listeners": {
      "*:80": {
         "pass": "routes"
      }
   },
   "routes": [
      {
         "match": {
         "uri": [
            "!/assets/*",
            "*.php",
            "*.php/*"
         ],
         "uri_comment": "This path stores application data that shouldn't be run as code"
         },
         "action": {
         "pass": "applications/yii/direct"
         }
      },
      {
         "action": {
         "share": "/path/to/app/web$uri",
         "share_comment": "Serves static files",
         "fallback": {
            "pass": "applications/yii/index"
         }
         }
      }
   ],
   "applications": {
      "yii": {
         "type": "php",
         "targets": {
         "direct": {
            "root": "/path/to/app/web/",
            "root_comment": "Path to the application directory; use a real path in your configuration"
         },
         "index": {
            "root": "/path/to/app/web/",
            "root_comment": "Path to the application directory; use a real path in your configuration",
            "script": "index.php",
            "script_comment": "All requests are handled by a single script"
         }
         }
      }
   }
}

For a detailed discussion, see Configuring Web Servers and Running Applications in Yii 2.0 docs.

The difference between the pass targets is their usage of the script setting:

The direct target runs the .php script from the URI or index.php if the URI omits it.

The index target specifies the script that Unit runs for any URIs the target receives.

Upload the updated configuration.

Assuming the JSON above was added to config.json. Run the following command as root:

# curl -X PUT --data-binary @config.json --unix-socket \
   /path/to/control.unit.sock \  # Path to Unit's control socket in your installation
   http://localhost/config/      # Path to the config section in Unit's control API

The control socket path may vary; run unitd -h or see Startup and shutdown for details.

After a successful update, your app should be available on the listener’s IP address and port:

Yii Basic Template App on Unit

Install Unit with a PHP language module.

Next, install Yii and create or deploy your app.

Here, we use Yii’s basic project template and yiic:

$ git clone git@github.com:yiisoft/yii.git /path/to/yii1.1/ # Arbitrary framework path

$ /path/to/yii1.1/ framework/yiic webapp /path/to/app/ #Path to the application directory; use a real path in your configuration

This creates the app’s directory tree at /path/to/app/.